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[[File:Stanford Nunatak.jpg|350px|thumb|Map of the Gutenko Nunataks showing Stanford Nunatak]] | |||
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== | ==Discovery and name== | ||
The Stanford Nunatak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos | The Stanford Nunatak was mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and [[U.S. Navy]] air photos collected during the years 1959-65. Stanford Nunatak was named by the Advisory Committee on [[Antarctic]] Names (US-ACAN) in honor of Thomas H. Stanford, an ionospheric physicist at [[Byrd Station]] in 1970. | ||
[[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | [[Category: Geography of Westarctica]] | ||
[[Category: Nunataks]] | [[Category: Nunataks]] | ||