Racine Nunatak

Racine Nunatak is a nunatak, 960 m, located 3 nautical miles (6 km) west of the lower part of Reedy Glacier and 7 nautical miles (13 km) east-southeast of Berry Peaks. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward J. Racine, a member of the crew of the icebreaker Eastwind in Operation Deep Freeze 1967.

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

Coordinates: 85°28′S 136°18′W / 85.467°S 136.300°W / -85.467; -136.300


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