Jato-Nunatak
| Jato-Nunatak | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Barker Range in the Victory Mountains of the Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 72 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ S , 165 ° 52 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Jato-Nunatak is a small, yet distinctive nunatak in East Antarctica, Victoria Land . It towers at the northern end of the Barker Range in the Victory Mountains .
The southern group of the New Zealand Federated Mountain Clubs Antarctic Expedition (1962–1963) named it after the JATO thrust system in US aircraft for the transport of large loads.
Web links
- Jato Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Jato Nunatak on geographic.org (English)