Alexander Nunataks

The Alexander Nunataks (66°30′S 110°39′E) are two coastal nunataks at the southern limit of the Windmill Islands, standing on the shore of Penney Bay 0.4 nautical miles (0.7 km) east of the base of the Browning Peninsula. They were first mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump and Operation Windmill in 1947 and 1948, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Photographer's Mate H.N. Alexander, a member of one of the two Operation Windmill photographic units that obtained air and ground photos of the area in January 1948.[1]

Alexander Nunataks
Highest point
Coordinates66°30′S 110°39′E
Geography
LocationWindmill Islands, Antarctica
Geology
Mountain typeCoastal nunataks

References
  1. "Alexander Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-05-07.

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