O'Connor Nunatakker
| O'Connor Nunatakker | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Ford Ranges | |
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| Coordinates | 76 ° 26 ′ S , 143 ° 25 ′ W | |
 Topographic map with the O'Connor nunataks (top left) |
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The O'Connor Nunatakker are a group of up to 1,213 m high nunatakkers in the West Antarctic Marie Byrd Land . In the Ford Ranges they tower 11 km northeast of the Griffith Nunatakker near the head end of the Balchen Glacier .
Scientists United States Antarctic Service Expedition (1939-1941) discovered it during an overflight in 1940. It is named after Raymond David O'Connor (1905-1970), who was part of the occupation of West Base on this research trip .
Web links
- O'Connor Nunataks in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- O'Connor Nunataks on geographic.org (English)