Sørtoppen Nunatak

Sørtoppen Nunatak is a nunatak about 1900 m above sea level, about 11.1 km south-west of Mount Breckinridge in Enderby Land. Mapped from air photographs taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition (1936–37) and called Sørtoppen (The South Peak) by Norwegian cartographers.^[1]

Some notable geographic features in the general vicinity of Sørtoppen Nunatak include Mount Elkins, 30 km to the west.

References

↑ 13705 Sørtoppen Australian Antarctic Gazetteer

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This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Sørtoppen Nunatak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 66°40′S 53°28′E / 66.667°S 53.467°E / -66.667; 53.467

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