Kenfield Nunatak
| Kenfield Nunatak | ||
|---|---|---|
| location | Ellsworthland , Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Hudson Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 73 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ S , 99 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Kenfield Nunatak is an isolated nunatak in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . It is located about 15 km southeast of the Cosgrove Ice Shelf and forms the northernmost reaches of the Hudson Mountains .
The mountain was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on the basis of terrain measurements and aerial photographs of the United States Navy from 1960–1966. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named him in 1968 after Richard E. Kenfield, a USGS engineer who worked at Byrd Station from 1963 to 1964 .
Web links
- Antarctica Detail - Kenfield Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey .
- Geographical Names - Kenfield Nunatak, Antarctica. In: geographic.org. (English).