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[[File:Griffith-Nunataks.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of the Griffith Nunataks circled in red]] | [[File:Griffith-Nunataks.jpg|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of the Griffith Nunataks circled in red]] | ||
The '''Griffith Nunataks | The '''Griffith Nunataks''' (76°28′S 143°45′W) are a group of rock exposures on the south side of the [[Balchen Glacier]] between the [[O'Conner Nunataks]] and [[Mount Perkins]], in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
Latest revision as of 08:34, 4 February 2019
The Griffith Nunataks (76°28′S 143°45′W) are a group of rock exposures on the south side of the Balchen Glacier between the O'Conner Nunataks and Mount Perkins, in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica.
Discovery and name
The Griffith Nunataks were discovered by the United States Antarctic Service in aerial flights over this area in 1940, and were named in honor of Clyde W. Griffith, a machinist and tractor operator during that expedition.
Peerage title
On 23 January 2019, Lisa Dickamp was granted the peerage title Baroness of Griffith.