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[[File:Stanford Nunatak.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of the Gutenko Nunataks showing Stanford Nunatak]] | |||
The '''Stanford Nunatak''' (76°51′S 143°18′W) is a small, somewhat isolated [[nunatak]] located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Mount Morgan]] in the eastern part of the [[Gutenko Nunataks]] of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Stanford Nunatak''' (76°51′S 143°18′W) is a small, somewhat isolated [[nunatak]] located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Mount Morgan]] in the eastern part of the [[Gutenko Nunataks]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The Stanford Nunatak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos | The Stanford Nunatak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959-65. Stanford Nunatak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names (US-ACAN) in honor of Thomas H. Stanford, an ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1970. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Nunataks]] | [[Category: Nunataks]] | ||
Revision as of 20:41, 22 August 2023
The Stanford Nunatak (76°51′S 143°18′W) is a small, somewhat isolated nunatak located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of Mount Morgan in the eastern part of the Gutenko Nunataks of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The Stanford Nunatak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos collected during the years 1959-65. Stanford Nunatak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in honor of Thomas H. Stanford, an ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station in 1970.