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[[File:Keyser Nunatak.png|350px|thumb|Map showing the location of Keyser Nunatak]] | |||
'''Keyser Nunatak''' (77°36′S 145°55′W) is a large [[nunatak]], 605 meters (1,985 ft) high, at the north side of the terminus of the [[Reynolds Glacier]], in the [[Haines Mountains]]. | '''Keyser Nunatak''' (77°36′S 145°55′W) is a large [[nunatak]], 605 meters (1,985 ft) high, at the north side of the terminus of the [[Reynolds Glacier]], in the [[Haines Mountains]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The nunatak was mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the years 1939–41 and by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. Keyser Nunatak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Teddy H. Keyser, U.S. Navy, who served as a navigator on various LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968. | The nunatak was mapped by the United States [[Antarctic]] Service during the years 1939–41 and by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959–65. Keyser Nunatak was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in honor of Lieutenant Teddy H. Keyser, U.S. Navy, who served as a navigator on various LC-130F Hercules aircraft during Operation Deep Freeze 1968. | ||
==Peerage title== | |||
On 21 August 2023, Jan Gottschalk was granted the [[Peerage of Westarctica|peerage title]] Baron of Keyser. The name of his title was derived from this nunatak. | |||
[[Category:Nunataks]] | [[Category:Nunataks]] | ||