Meyers Nunatak
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Meyers Nunatak is a nunatak
located 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-southeast of Mount Manthe
, at the southeast end of the Hudson Mountains
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Herbert Meyers, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geomagnetist at Byrd Station
, 1960-61.
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...
located 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-southeast of Mount Manthe
Mount Manthe
Mount Manthe is a mountain standing 5 nautical miles north-northeast of Shepherd Dome, in the south part of the Hudson Mountains. Mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946-47. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Lawrene L. Manthe, meteorologist at Byrd...
, at the southeast end of the Hudson Mountains
Hudson Mountains
The Hudson Mountains is a group of parasitic cones forming nunataks just above the Antarctic ice sheet in west Ellsworth Land. They lie just east of Cranton Bay and Pine Island Bay at the eastern extremity of Amundsen Sea, and are bounded on the north by Cosgrove Ice Shelf and on the south by Pine...
. 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 air photos, 1960-66. 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 Herbert Meyers, United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) geomagnetist at Byrd Station
Byrd Station
Byrd Station refers to a research station established by the United States during the International Geophysical Year by the U.S. Navy during Operation Deep Freeze II in West Antarctica at 80°, 120°W...
, 1960-61.