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Definition of Nunatak

Nunatak
Nunatak Nu"na*tak, n.; pl. -taks(the pl. form Nunatakker is Swedish). [Eskimo nun[ae]ttak.] In Greenland, an insular hill or mountain surrounded by an ice sheet.

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- Nunatak Clem Nunatak Cone Nunatak Copper Nunataks Cowie Nunatak Crash Nunatak Crosby Nunataks Daniels Hill Dean Nunataks Dee Nunatak Director Nunatak...
- Nunataks, also called glacial islands, are exposed portions of ridges, mountains, or peaks not covered with ice or snow within (or at the edge of) an ice...
- A nunatak is an exposed peak projecting through an ice field or glacier. Nunatak may also refer to: Nunatak (band), band comprising members of the British...
- Nunatak, Postel Nunatak, DesRoches Nunataks, DeWitt Nunatak, Lawrence Nunatak, Natani Nunatak and White Nunataks. 84°59′S 66°18′W / 84.983°S 66.300°W...
- Antarctic Plateau is to their west and south, with various scattered peaks or nunataks emerging from the ice. Features of the Ricker Hills include the Morris...
- They are of volcanic origin, consisting of low scattered mountains and nunataks that protrude through the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The Hudson Mountains...
- plateau the Reedy Glacier flows north past the Spear Nunatak, Strickland Nunatak and Savage Nunatak. It p****es the Metavolcanic Mountain to the east and...
- Lyon Nunataks, Merrick Mountains and Sky-Hi Nunataks. Individual nunataks include, from west to east, Staack Nunatak, Horner Nunatak, Tollefson Nunatak and...
- Hills include, from south to north, Vaca Nunatak, Mount Ferrara, Giro Nunatak, Suarez Nunatak, Arcondo Nunatak, Areta Rock and Mount Spann. 82°36′S 42°45′W...
- of the Median Snowfield. Scattered nunataks on the plateau include Elmers Nunatak, Ferrell Nunatak, Hill Nunatak and the Edge Rocks. 83°58′S 55°25′W...