Suarez Nunatak
| Suarez Nunatak | ||
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| height | 830 m | |
| location | Queen Elizabeth Land , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Argentina Range , Pensacola Mountains , Transantarctic Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 82 ° 11 '32 " S , 41 ° 44' 17" W | |
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| Normal way | Alpine tour (glaciated) | |
The Suárez Nunatak is an 830 m high nunatak in Queen Elizabeth Land in West Antarctica . It rises 8 km northwest of Mount Ferrara in the Panzarini Hills of the Argentina Range in the Pensacola Mountains .
The United States Geological Survey mapped it based on its own surveys and with the help of aerial photographs by the United States Navy between 1956 and 1967. The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names named it after Captain Jorge Suárez of the armed forces of Argentina , officer on duty at Ellsworth Station from 1959 to 1959 1961.
Web links
- Suárez Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Suárez Nunatak on geographic.org (English)