Bystander Nunatak
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Bystander Nunatak is a nunatak
, 2435 metre high, lying 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Forsythe Bluff
, on the west side of Daniels Range
in the Usarp Mountains
. The name applied by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
, 1963–64, is suggestive of the aspect of this relatively isolated feature.
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
, 2435 metre high, lying 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Forsythe Bluff
Forsythe Bluff
Forsythe Bluff is a bluff rising to more than 2,500 m along the west edge of Daniels Range, in the Usarp Mountains. The bluff is 11 nautical miles north of Big Brother Bluff Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by Advisory Committee on...
, on the west side of Daniels Range
Daniels Range
The Daniels Range is a principal mountain range of the Usarp Mountains, about 80 km long and 16 km wide, bounded to the north by Harlin Glacier and to the south by Gressitt Glacier. The range was mapped by USGS from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-63. Named by US-ACAN after...
in the Usarp Mountains
Usarp Mountains
The Usarp Mountains is a major Antarctic mountain range, lying westward of the Rennick Glacier and trending N-S for about . The feature is bounded to the north by Pryor Glacier and the Wilson Hills...
. The name applied by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition
The New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition describes a series of scientific explorations of the continent Antarctica. The expeditions were notably active in 1957-58 and again in 1958-59. The 1957-58 expedition went to the Ross Dependency and named the Borchgrevink Glacier...
, 1963–64, is suggestive of the aspect of this relatively isolated feature.