Tarr-Nunatak
| Tarr-Nunatak | ||
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| height | 1700 m | |
| location | Ross Island ( Ross Archipelago , Antarctica ) | |
| Coordinates | 77 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ S , 166 ° 53 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| Type | Nunatak | |
The Tarr Nunatak is a 1700 m high nunatak on the Antarctic Ross Island . It rises 1.9 km south-southwest of Abbott Peak on the northwest slope of Mount Erebus .
The New Zealand Geographic Board named him in 2000 after Sergeant Laurence Walter "Wally" Tarr (1924–2012) of the Royal New Zealand Air Force , an aircraft mechanic for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (1955–1958).
Web links
- Tarr Nunatak in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey (English)
- Tarr Nunatak on geographic.org (English)