Scythian Nunatak
| Scythian Nunatak | ||
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| location | Victoria Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Allan Hills , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 76 ° 44 ′ 0 ″ S , 159 ° 47 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Scythian Nunatak ( English for Scythian Nunatak ) is an isolated and mountain ridge-like nunatak in East Antarctica Victoria Land . In the Allan Hills, it rises southeast of the Trudge Valley .
It was explored in 1964 by a team working in the Allan Hills as part of the New Zealand Antarctic Research Program . It is named after the ancient people of the Scythians , whose homeland, according to ancient Roman portrayals, was characterized by snow drifts , as can also be found on this Nunatak.
Web links
- Scythian Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Scythian Nunatak on geographic.org (English)