DeRemer Nunataks
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DeRemer Nunataks is a group of nunatak
s centered about 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Blowaway
in the Wilson Hills
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Yoeman First Class Dennis L. DeRemer, U.S. Navy, who served with the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to July 1970.
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...
s centered about 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Blowaway
Mount Blowaway
Mount Blowaway is a gneissic mountain with extensive areas of exposed rock, located 12 nautical miles west-northwest of Governor Mountain in the Wilson Hills...
in the Wilson Hills
Wilson Hills
Wilson Hills is a group of scattered hills, nunataks and ridges that extend NW-SE for about between Matusevich Glacier and Pryor Glacier in Antarctica. They were discovered by Lieutenant Harry Pennell, Royal Navy, on the Terra Nova Expedition in February 1911 during Robert Falcon Scott's last...
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1960-63. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) for Yoeman First Class Dennis L. DeRemer, U.S. Navy, who served with the U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, February 1967 to July 1970.