Sandau Nunatak
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| Sandau Nunatak | |||
| British Antarctic Territory | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Range: | Steeple Peaks | ||
| Summit: | 1,310 feet 71°41’33"S, 67°9’21"W | ||
Sandau Nunatak is the southernmost of the Steeple Peaks, a small range of hills which stretched toawards the shore of George VI Sound in Palmer Land, in the British Antarctic Territory. The hill rises to about 1,300 feet.
This peak was named after Charles L. Sandau of the United States Navy, cook at "Palmer Station" over the winter of 1973.
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Sandau Nunatak
Steeple Point -71.7017 -67.3164 W of Sandau Nunatak, George VI Sound, following surveys by BAS from "Stonington Island" and "Fossil Bluff", 1962-72, was so named in association with Steeple Peaks (q.v.) (APC, 1977, p.31; BAS 250P sheet SR 19-20/14, 2-DOS 1984).
References
- Gazetteer and Map of The British Antarctic Territory: Sandau Nunatak
