Smith-Nunatak
| Smith-Nunatak | ||
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| location | Mac Robertson Land , East Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Prince Charles Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 70 ° 13 ′ 0 ″ S , 64 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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The Smith nunatak is a nunatak in Mac Robertson Land, East Antarctica . In the Athos Range of the Prince Charles Mountains, it rises immediately southeast of Mount Starlight . A special feature is a mountain ridge that extends from it over a length of 3 km in a northerly direction.
Aerial photographs of the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions from 1965 were used for mapping purposes. The Antarctic Names Committee of Australia named it after James C. Smith, a diesel generator set mechanic at Wilkes Station in 1960.
Web links
- Smith Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Smith Nunatak on geographic.org (English)