Strickland Nunatak
| Strickland Nunatak | ||
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| location | Marie Byrd Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 86 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 124 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ W | |
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The Strickland nunatak is a large nunatak in Marie Byrd Land, West Antarctica . It rises between the Savage and Spear Nunataks at the head of the Reedy Glacier .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it using its own surveys and aerial photographs by the United States Navy from 1960 to 1964. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it in 1967 after Ernest E. Strickland, who was a plumber at Byrd Station in 1962.
Web links
- Strickland Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Strickland Nunatak on geographic.org (English)