Griffith Nunatakker
| Griffith Nunatakker | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 28 ′ S , 143 ° 45 ′ W | |
 Topographic map with the Griffith Nunataks (top left) |
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The Griffith Nunatakker are a group of up to 1050 m high nunatakkers in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . In the Ford Ranges they loom between the O'Connor Nunatakkern and Mount Perkins on the southern flank of the Balchen Glacier .
Scientists United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939–1941) discovered it during an overflight in 1940. It is named after Clyde William Griffith (1913–1986), machinist and tractor operator on this research trip.
Web links
- Griffith Nunataks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Griffith Nunataks on geographic.org (English)