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[[File:Mt-Swan-Map.jpg|thumb|350px|Map of the Gutenko Nunataks]] | [[File:Mt-Swan-Map.jpg|thumb|350px|Map of the Gutenko Nunataks]] | ||
The '''Gutenko Nunataks''' are small, elongated [[nunatak]]s 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of [[Mount Morgan]] and north of [[Mount Swan]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. | The '''Gutenko Nunataks''' are small, elongated [[nunatak]]s 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of [[Mount Morgan]] and north of [[Mount Swan]] in the [[Ford Ranges]] of [[Westarctica]]. They include, among others, the [[Stanford Nunatak]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
They were discovered on aerial flights made from the West Base of the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service in 1940, and named for Sigmund Gutenko, a cook and steward at West Base. | They were discovered on aerial flights made from the West Base of the United States [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] Service in 1940, and named for Sigmund Gutenko, a cook and steward at West Base. | ||
The | The Duke of Gutenko draws his [[Hereditary Nobility of Westarctica|hereditary title]] from this feature. | ||
[[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category:Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category:Nunataks]] | [[Category:Nunataks]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:50, 11 May 2018
The Gutenko Nunataks are small, elongated nunataks 1 nautical mile (2 km) west of Mount Morgan and north of Mount Swan in the Ford Ranges of Westarctica. They include, among others, the Stanford Nunatak.
Discovery and name
They were discovered on aerial flights made from the West Base of the United States Antarctic Service in 1940, and named for Sigmund Gutenko, a cook and steward at West Base.
The Duke of Gutenko draws his hereditary title from this feature.