Sanders Nunatak
Sanders Nunatak is a prominent nunatak rising above the ice to the south of Noxon Cliff, in Asgard Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1997 after Ryan Sanders, of NOAA, a member of the National Ozone Expedition to the McMurdo Station area in 1986 and 1987, returning as principal investigator in 1991, 1992, 1994, and 1996.Places of Interest
Highlights: Falconer, Mount and Scholars Peak.
Sanders Nunatak
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 852 metres
- Description: Nunatak in Victoria Land, Antarctica
- Categories: nunatak, mountain, and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Latitude
-77.55841° or 77° 33′ 30″ south
Longitude
163.04145° or 163° 2′ 29″ east
Elevation
852 metres (2,795 feet)
Named after
Ryan Sanders of NOAA
Open location code
2VJ5C2RR+JH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sanders Nunatak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sanders Nunatak”
- Chinese: “桑德斯冰原島峰”
- German: “Sanders-Nunatak”
- Ladin: “Sanders Nunatak”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sanders Nunatak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sanders Nunatak”
- Swedish: “Sanders Nunatak”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tractor Corner and Campbell Terrace.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Mount Unwin and Harvard Tarn.
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