Akerlundh Nunatak
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Åkerlundh Nunatak is a nunatak
which lies 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Donald Nunatak
between Bruce Nunatak
and Murdoch Nunatak
in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula
. Charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who named it for Gustaf Åkerlundh, a member of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
, 1901–04.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
which lies 2 miles (3 km) northwest of Donald Nunatak
Donald Nunatak
Donald Nunatak is a nunatak 1.5 nautical miles north of Gray Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold, and named by him for Dr. C.W. Donald, ship's doctor and naturalist on the Active, one...
between Bruce Nunatak
Bruce Nunatak
Bruce Nunatak is a nunatak which lies west of Donald Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was first charted in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, who named it for Dr. William S. Bruce, leader of the Scottish National...
and Murdoch Nunatak
Murdoch Nunatak
Murdoch Nunatak is a nunatak 3 nautical miles northeast of Donald Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey in 1947, and named by them for W.G. Burn Murdoch....
in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. Charted in 1947 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, who named it for Gustaf Åkerlundh, a member of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition
Swedish Antarctic Expedition
The Swedish Antarctic Expedition was led by Otto Nordenskjöld and Carl Anton Larsen.-Background:Otto Nordenskjöld, a Swedish geologist and geographer, organized and lead a scientific expedition of the Antarctic Peninsula...
, 1901–04.