Lekander Nunatak
Lekander Nunatak (85°4′S 64°29′W) is a nunatak, 1,815 metres (5,950 ft) high, standing along the southwest edge of Mackin Table, 2 nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Bessinger Nunatak, in the south of the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica.
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It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Bryant A. Lekander, a mechanic at South Pole Station, winter 1960.[1] When the original chief petty officer was reassigned, Lekander stepped into that role. He fabricated, from available materials, the grader that smoothed a 10,000 foot runway to accommodate Hercules C-130 aircraft.
Gallery
- Caterpillar D4 tractor dragging homemade grader
- A tabletop flat 10,000 by 150 foot runway.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from "Lekander Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.