Wilhoite Nunataks

Wilhoite Nunataks (81°39′S 154°55′E / 81.650°S 154.917°E / -81.650; 154.917Coordinates: 81°39′S 154°55′E / 81.650°S 154.917°E / -81.650; 154.917) is a group of dark rock nunataks near the polar plateau, about 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest of All-Blacks Nunataks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the USS ocean station in support of aircraft flights between New Zealand and Antarctica in U.S. Navy Operation Deepfreeze 1961.

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

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