Meyers Nunatak

Meyers Nunatak (74°54′S 98°46′W / 74.900°S 98.767°W / -74.900; -98.767Coordinates: 74°54′S 98°46′W / 74.900°S 98.767°W / -74.900; -98.767) is a nunatak located 10 nautical miles (19 km) east-southeast of Mount Manthe, at the southeast end of the Hudson Mountains in Antarctica. It was mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Herbert Meyers, a United States Antarctic Research Program geomagnetist at Byrd Station in 1960–61.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Meyers Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-09-23.

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