Welcome Nunatak
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Welcome Nunatak is a relatively small but truly distinctive cone-shaped nunatak
standing in near isolation to the north of Reuther Nunataks
in the Founders Peaks
, Heritage Range
. Named by the University of Minnesota
Geological Party, 1963-64. For the members of the party using motor toboggans, the nunatak was a welcome sight as it meant they were almost to base camp, located at Camp Hills
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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...
standing in near isolation to the north of Reuther Nunataks
Reuther Nunataks
Reuther Nunataks is a ridgelike line of nunataks 4 nautical miles long, located 3 nautical miles west of Landmark Peak in the Founders Peaks, Heritage Range. Named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party to these mountains, 1963–64, for Charles J...
in the Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks
Founders Peaks is a cluster of sharp peaks and ridges located just east of Founders Escarpment and between Minnesota and Gowan Glaciers, in the Heritage Range, Ellsworth Mountains. Founders Peaks were mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961-66...
, Heritage Range
Heritage Range
The Heritage Range is a major mountain range, long and wide, situated southward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the southern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica...
. Named by the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
Geological Party, 1963-64. For the members of the party using motor toboggans, the nunatak was a welcome sight as it meant they were almost to base camp, located at Camp Hills
Camp Hills
The Camp Hills are a small group of hills which lie between the southern portion of the Bastien Range and the Minnesota Glacier, in the Ellsworth Mountains. They were so named by the University of Minnesota Geological Party, 1963–64, because they established their base camp near these hills....
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