Chain Nunataks

The Chain Nunataks (77°51′S 163°26′E) are a linear series of nunataks to the west of Blue Glacier, running west-northwest–east-southeast for 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) between Briggs Hill and Hannon Hill, in Victoria Land. The name is one of a group in the area associated with surveying applied in 1993 by the New Zealand Geographic Board. Named with reference to a surveyor's chain.[1]

References
  1. "Chain Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

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