Horner Nunatak
| Horner Nunatak | ||
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| height | 1250 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Coordinates | 74 ° 15 '36 " S , 72 ° 43' 50" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Horner Nunatak is a 1250 m high nunatak in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 1.5 km east of the Staack Nunatak .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1961 to 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1968 after Stanley Horner, radio wave researcher at Byrd Station from 1962 to 1963.
Web links
- Horner Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Horner Nunatak on geographic.org (English)