Schloredt Nunatak

Schloredt Nunatak (75°3′S 134°15′W / 75.050°S 134.250°W / -75.050; -134.250Coordinates: 75°3′S 134°15′W / 75.050°S 134.250°W / -75.050; -134.250) is a nunatak 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) south of Bleclic Peaks, at the south extremity of the Perry Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Jerry L. Schloredt, Chief Construction Electrician, U.S. Navy, who served as Nuclear Power Plant Operator with the Naval Nuclear Power Unit at McMurdo Station, 1966, 1967 and 1969.

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