Reuther Nunatakker
| Reuther Nunatakker | ||
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| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Founders Peaks , Heritage Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
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| Coordinates | 79 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ S , 85 ° 57 ′ 0 ″ W | |
The Reuther Nunatakker are a comb- like series of Nunatakkers in the Founders Peaks in the West Antarctic Heritage Range . The Nunatak Range is located approximately 5.5 kilometers west of Landmark Peak and extends for approximately 7.5 kilometers. To the north is the Welcome Nunatak .
Researchers found fossils of trilobites here .
The Nunatakker got their name from a geological expedition from the University of Minnesota , which explored this area in the summer of 1963/64. They named the Nunatakker after Charles Jacobson Reuther (1923-2005), who served as a liaison between the military and the helicopter manufacturer ("Helicopter Technical Representative") in the 62nd Transportation Detachment of the United States Army during that summer .
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Reuther Nunataks ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ↑ Welcome Nunatak ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ↑ Gerald F. Webers, Campbell Craddock, John F. Splettstoesser: Geology and paleontology of the Ellsworth Mountains, West Antarctica . Geological Society of America , Boulder (Colorado) 1992, ISBN 0-8137-1170-3 , pp. 129 (American English, [1] [accessed September 20, 2010]).
- ^ Obituary Charles Jacobson Reuther . Retrieved September 20, 2010.