Christoph Nunatak
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Christoph Nunatak is a nunatak
rising to about 1300 metres (4,265.1 ft), 2.5 miles (4 km) east-northeast of Holtet Nunatak
in the Lyon Nunataks
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1965–68 and Landsat imagery taken 1973–74. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
in 1987 after Klaus J. Christoph, upper atmospheric physicist at Siple Station
, 1970–71.
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...
rising to about 1300 metres (4,265.1 ft), 2.5 miles (4 km) east-northeast of Holtet Nunatak
Holtet Nunatak
Holtet Nunatak is a nunatak rising to about 1,300 m, 2 nautical miles northeast of Grossenbacher Nunatak in the Lyon Nunataks, Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Navy, 1965–68, and from Landsat imagery taken 1973-74. Named in 1987 by...
in the Lyon Nunataks
Lyon Nunataks
Lyon Nunataks is a group of nunataks including Grossenbacher Nunatak, Holtet Nunatak, Christoph Nunatak and Isakson Nunatak, lying west of Grossman Nunataks and 30 nautical miles northwest of the Behrendt Mountains, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S....
. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1965–68 and Landsat imagery taken 1973–74. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending names for features in Antarctica...
in 1987 after Klaus J. Christoph, upper atmospheric physicist at Siple Station
Siple Station
Siple Station, Antarctica was a research station in Antarctica , established in 1973 by Stanford's STAR Lab, to perform experiments that actively probed the magnetosphere using very low frequency waves...
, 1970–71.