Donald Nunatak
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Donald Nunatak is a nunatak
1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) 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 of the vessels of the Dundee whaling expedition, 1892-93.
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...
1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north of Gray Nunatak
Gray Nunatak
Gray Nunatak is a nunatak which lies 1.5 nautical miles west of Arctowski Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. First charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold during a sledge journey in 1902, and named by him probably for Captain...
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 1902 by 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...
under Nordenskjold, and named by him for Dr. C.W. Donald, ship's doctor and naturalist on the Active, one of the vessels of the Dundee whaling expedition, 1892-93.