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'''Leach Nunatak''' (77°36′S 146°25′W) is a [[nunatak]] 4 nautical miles (7 km) west-southwest of [[Mount Ronne]] in the [[Haines Mountains]] of the [[Ford Ranges]].

==Discovery and name==
The nunatak was mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service in 1940 and by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. Leach Nunatak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for aviation electronics technician Edwin B. Leach, U.S. Navy, who served as the Williams Field Division Chief responsible for maintenance of electronic equipment on all aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1967.

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