Kon-Tiki Nunatak
Kon-Tiki Nunatak is a raft-like nunatak, 1,300 metres high, surmounting the Cooper Icefalls in the center of Nimrod Glacier, Antarctica. It was first seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition and named after the raft Kon-Tiki which was sailed across the Pacific Ocean from East to West in 1947 by the Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl.
Kon-Tiki Nunatak
- Nunatak rising to 1,300 metres (4,265 feet)
- Description: raft-like nunatak In Antarctica
- Categories
- Location: Antarctica
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
-82.55° or 82° 33′ south
Longitude
159.86667° or 159° 52′ east
Open location code
2R9XFV28+2M
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Venetian—“Kon-Tiki Nunatak” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Kon-Tiki Nunatak”
- Chinese: “康提基冰原島峰”
- German: “Kon-Tiki-Nunatak”
- Italian: “Nunatak Kon-Tiki”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kon-Tiki Nunatak”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kon-Tiki Nunatak”
- Swedish: “Kon-Tiki Nunatak”
- Venetian: “Nunatak Kon-Tiki”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Inaccessible Cliffs and Hamilton Glacier.
Antarctica: Highlights
Learn more about Livingston Island and Villa Las Estrellas.
Curious Nunataks to Discover
Uncover intriguing nunataks from every corner of the globe.