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The '''Stanford Nunatak''' (76°51′S 143°18′W) is a small, somewhat isolated [[nunatak]] located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Mount Morgan]] in the eastern part of the [[Gutenko Nunataks]] of Westarctica. | The '''Stanford Nunatak''' (76°51′S 143°18′W) is a small, somewhat isolated [[nunatak]] located 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) northeast of [[Mount Morgan]] in the eastern part of the [[Gutenko Nunataks]] of [[Westarctica]]. | ||
==Discovery and name== | |||
The Stanford Nunatak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos, 1959-65, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas H. Stanford, ionospheric physicist at Byrd Station, 1970. | |||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Nunataks]] | [[Category: Nunataks]] | ||