Doppler Nunatak

Doppler Nunatak (74°51′S 71°41′W / 74.850°S 71.683°W / -74.850; -71.683Coordinates: 74°51′S 71°41′W / 74.850°S 71.683°W / -74.850; -71.683) is a nunatak lying southwest of Mount Mende in the Sky-Hi Nunataks. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1987 after Christian Doppler, an Austrian scientist who discovered the Doppler effect in physics.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Doppler Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-01-26.

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