Ackerman Nunatak | |
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Ackerman Nunatak Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 655 m (2,149 ft) |
Coordinates | 82°41′S 47°45′W / 82.683°S 47.750°W |
Geography | |
Location | Queen Elizabeth Land, Antarctica |
Parent range | Forrestal Range |
Ackerman Nunatak is an isolated nunatak, 655 metres (2,149 ft) high, standing 6.5 miles (10 km) south-southeast of Butler Rocks in northern Forrestal Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Thomas A. Ackerman, aerographer, Ellsworth Station winter party, 1957.
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