Monument Nunataks

The Monument Nunataks are a group of nunataks in Antarctica that have numerous pinnacles and odd-shaped projections resembling monuments, situated north of Sculpture Mountain in the upper part of Rennick Glacier. ^[1]

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1. 11 relations: Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, Antarctica, Freyberg Mountains, Mesa Range, New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, Nunatak, Outback Nunataks, Rennick Glacier, United States Antarctic Program, United States Geological Survey, Victoria Land.

2. Nunataks of Victoria Land

Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names

The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.

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Antarctica

Antarctica is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent.

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Freyberg Mountains

The Freyberg Mountains are a group of mountains in Victoria Land, Antarctica, bounded by the Rennick Glacier, Bowers Mountains, Black Glacier, and Evans Névé. Monument Nunataks and Freyberg Mountains are Pennell Coast.

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Mesa Range

The Mesa Range is a range of flat-topped mesas comprising the Sheehan, Pain, Tobin and Gair Mesas, situated at the head of the Rennick Glacier in Victoria Land, Antarctica. Monument Nunataks and mesa Range are Pennell Coast.

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New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition

The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica.

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Nunatak

A nunatak (from Inuit nunataq) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge.

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Outback Nunataks

The Outback Nunataks are a series of bare rock nunataks and mountains which are distributed over an area about long by wide. Monument Nunataks and Outback Nunataks are nunataks of Victoria Land and Pennell Coast.

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Rennick Glacier

Rennick Glacier is broad glacier, nearly long, which is one of the largest in Antarctica.

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United States Antarctic Program

The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has a presence in the Antarctica continent.

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United States Geological Survey

The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

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Victoria Land

Victoria Land is a region in eastern Antarctica which fronts the western side of the Ross Sea and the Ross Ice Shelf, extending southward from about 70°30'S to 78°00'S, and westward from the Ross Sea to the edge of the Antarctic Plateau.

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See also

Nunataks of Victoria Land

• Brough Nunatak
• Cat Nunatak
• Cowie Nunatak
• Destination Nunataks
• Intention Nunataks
• List of nunataks
• Monument Nunataks
• Outback Nunataks
• Sanders Nunatak
• Shield Nunatak
• Solo Nunatak
• Vince Nunatak

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_Nunataks

Also known as Burkett Nunatak, Cherry Spur, Minaret Nunatak, Mount Allison (Antarctica), Mount Lorius, Mount Short, Mount Stuart (Antarctica), Mount VX-6, R4D Nunatak, Sculpture Mountain, Tooth Peak.

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