Ford Nunataks

The Ford Nunataks (85°35′S 131°30′W / 85.583°S 131.500°W / -85.583; -131.500Coordinates: 85°35′S 131°30′W / 85.583°S 131.500°W / -85.583; -131.500) are a cluster of nunataks and low peaks rising above a network of ice-drowned ridges about 9 nautical miles (17 km) in extent, lying 7 nautical miles (13 km) northwest of Murtaugh Peak in the Wisconsin Range of the Horlick Mountains, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–64, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Franklin E. Ford, a construction mechanic with the winter parties at Byrd Station in 1961 and South Pole Station in 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Ford Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-30.

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