Nakai Snowfield

The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Jason, Mount and Hercules, Mount.

Peak
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The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Peak
Mount Hercules is a large, flat-topped, elevated feature between and in the of , Antarctica. It was named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition for Hercules, a figure in Greek mythology.

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The Olympus Range is a primarily ice-free mountain range of , Antarctica, with peaks over 2,000 metres high, between and on the north and on the south.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vanda Station and Dais.

Locality
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was an research base in the western highlands of the Ross Dependency, specifically on the shore of , at the mouth of , in the . is situated 5 km southeast of Nakai Snowfield.

Locality
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The Wright Valley is a large east–west trending valley, formerly occupied by a glacier but now ice free except for at its head and Wright Lower Glacier at its mouth, in , Antarctica. is situated 10 km southwest of Nakai Snowfield.

Nakai Snowfield

Latitude
-77.48333° or 77° 29′ south
Longitude
161.51667° or 161° 31′ east
Elevation
1,600 metres (5,249 feet)
Open location code
2VJ3GG88+MM
Geo­Names ID
6639020
Wiki­data ID
Q6960162
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Satellite Map

Discover Nakai Snowfield from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Nakai Snowfield” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Parish Ledge and Bratina Valley.

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