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Lepley Nunatak is a small yet conspicuous rocky nunatak located 2 nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Dendtler Island, near the inner part and eastern end of the Abbot Ice Shelf in Westarctica.

The nunatak is named for Larry K. Lepley, an oceanographer of the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, who, along with three other scientists, was marooned at this nunatak in February 1961 during a severe snowstorm.

It was first sighted on 9 February 1961 from helicopters of the USS Glacier (AGB-4) and USS Staten Island (AGB-5). While the three-person field survey team was exploring surrounding area, they became trapped on the ground by severe winds and heavy snowfall causing total whiteout conditions. The team sheltered in place at the nunatak until the storm blew over, and it was later named for Larry Lepley, one of the members of the team.

Photographer: Jeremy Miner

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-'''[[Borradaile Island]]''' (66°35′S 162°45′E) is one of the [[Balleny Islands]]. It was the site of the first landing south of the [[Antarctic Circle]], and features the "remarkable pinnacle" called ''Beale Pinnacle'', near Cape Beale on its south-eastern coast, and Cape Scoresby on its north-western coast.
+'''[[Lepley Nunatak]]''' is a small yet conspicuous rocky [[nunatak]] located 2 nautical miles (4 km) southwest of [[Dendtler Island]], near the inner part and eastern end of the [[Abbot Ice Shelf]] in [[Westarctica]].
-Borradaile Island was discovered in February 1839 by [[John Balleny]], who named it for the Borradaile brothers John Watson and Abraham, the principle owners of Wm. Borradaile & Co. The brothers came from a family of merchants who had made their money as furriers, hatters, insurance brokers, and traders. The company had previously been owned by their father, William Borradaile, and when he passed away, they continued on under his name.
+The nunatak is named for Larry K. Lepley, an oceanographer of the [[U.S. Navy]] Hydrographic Office, who, along with three other scientists, was marooned at this nunatak in February 1961 during a severe snowstorm.
-For the first time in the history of the [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica]], the holder of a title of nobility is the direct descendant of the person for whom that feature was originally named. His Grace, the Duke of Borradaile, Chrenan Borradaile, is descended from the Borradaile merchant family that financed the Balleny Expedition to [[Antarctica]] in 1839.
+It was first sighted on 9 February 1961 from helicopters of the [[USS Glacier|USS ''Glacier'']] (AGB-4) and USS ''Staten Island'' (AGB-5). While the three-person field survey team was exploring surrounding area, they became trapped on the ground by severe winds and heavy snowfall causing total whiteout conditions. The team sheltered in place at the nunatak until the storm blew over, and it was later named for Larry Lepley, one of the members of the team.
-<p><small>Photographer: Guy Mannering</small></p>
+<p><small>Photographer: Jeremy Miner</small></p>
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