Franck Nunatakker
| Franck Nunatakker | ||
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 Topographic map of the Beethoven peninsula with the Franck nunataks (right) |
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
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| Coordinates | 71 ° 32 ′ S , 72 ° 22 ′ W | |
The Franck Nunatakker are a group of small and scattered nunatakkers in the southwest of the West Antarctic Alexander I Island . They are spread over a length of 5 km at the base of the Beethoven Peninsula .
The British geographer Derek Searle from the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey mapped them in 1960 using aerial photographs taken by the American Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–1948). The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee named it on March 2, 1961 after the French composer César Franck (1822-1890).
Web links
- Franck Nunataks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Franck Nunataks on geographic.org (English)