Pointer Nunatak

Pointer Nunatak is a conspicuous nunatak, 1,245 m, immediately east of in the west part of the . First mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition and so named because it is an important landmark on the route from to which provides access from the west to the east part of the Shackleton Range.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Trey Peaks.

Peak
is a set of three conspicuous Antarctic rock peaks, the highest 1,180 metres. They stand west of and 2 nautical miles north of in the west part of .

Pointer Nunatak

Latitude
-80.58294° or 80° 34′ 59″ south
Longitude
-29.04836° or 29° 2′ 54″ west
Elevation
1,245 metres (4,085 feet)
Open location code
29FGCX82+RM
Geo­Names ID
6623414
Wiki­data ID
Q7208363
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Pointer Nunatak” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Pointer Nunatak
  • Chinese: 波因特冰原島峰
  • German: Pointer-Nunatak
  • Italian: Pointer Nunatak
  • Ladin: Pointer Nunatak
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Pointer Nunatak
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Pointer Nunatak
  • Swedish: Pointer Nunatak
  • Venetian: Pointer Nunatak

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wedge Ridge and Zavrajskogo, gora.

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