Hall-Nunatak
| Hall-Nunatak | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ S , 87 ° 24 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Hall nunatak is a nunatak in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the Ellsworth Mountains it rises 3 km southeast of the Thomas Nunatak on an icy step at the head of the Minnesota Glacier .
A team of geologists from the University of Minnesota , which explored the Ellsworth Mountains between 1963 and 1964, named the Nunatak. It is named after George S. Hall, head of a helicopter crew of the 62nd Transportation Corps Detachment of the United States Army to provide logistical support for the geology team.
Web links
- Hall Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Hall Nunatak on geographic.org (English)