Jensen Nunataks

This article is about the nunataks in Antarctica. For the nunataks in Greenland, see J. A. D. Jensen Nunataks.

The Jensen Nunataks (73°4′S 66°5′W / 73.067°S 66.083°W / -73.067; -66.083Coordinates: 73°4′S 66°5′W / 73.067°S 66.083°W / -73.067; -66.083) are a cluster of isolated nunataks in the interior of southern Palmer Land, Antarctica, about 28 nautical miles (50 km) northeast of Mount Vang. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Curtis M. Jensen, a glaciologist at Byrd Station in summer 1965–66.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Jensen Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-07-24.

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