Bauhs Nunatak
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Bauhs Nunatak is a prominent nunatak
, 2225 metres (7,299.9 ft) high, at the north side of Walcott Neve
, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southeast of Mount Sirius
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
for Luvern R. Bauhs, United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric scientist at South Pole Station, 1959.
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...
, 2225 metres (7,299.9 ft) high, at the north side of Walcott Neve
Walcott Neve
Walcott Neve is a neve, about in area, bounded by the Marshall Mountains, Lewis Cliffs and Mount Sirius. Named by the Northern Party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for Richard Walcott, party leader and geologist....
, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south-southeast of Mount Sirius
Mount Sirius
Mount Sirius is a peak, 2,300 m, surmounting a prominent, wedge-shaped, ice-free spur between Walcott Neve and Bowden Neve, 3.5 nautical miles north of Bauhs Nunatak. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition for the star Sirius which was used in fixing the baseline in the...
. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
for Luvern R. Bauhs, United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric scientist at South Pole Station, 1959.