Outrider Nunatak
| Outrider Nunatak | ||
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| height | 1250 m | |
| location | Oates Coast , Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Arkhangelsky nunatakker | |
| Coordinates | 69 ° 28 ′ 0 ″ S , 156 ° 23 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Outrider Nunatak (English for pioneer Nunatak ) is a striking and 1250 m high Nunatak on the Oates coast of the East Antarctic Victoria Land . It rises in the north-central part of the Arkhangelsky Nunatakker .
Aerial photos were taken on January 4, 1947 during the US Operation Highjump . A team from the United States Geological Survey reached him in the course of the Topo-West Traverse between 1962 and 1963. Participants in a campaign carried out from 1963 to 1964 as part of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition named him after his location within the Arkhangelsky Nunatakker.
Web links
- Outrider Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Outrider Nunatak on geographic.org (English)