Clark Nunatak
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Clark Nunatak is a rocky peak rising to 147 m at the southwest edge of the ice cap of Rotch Dome
Rotch Dome
Rotch Dome is the sloping ice dome rising to 360 m immediately east of Byers Peninsula, and between Barclay Bay and Walker Bay in Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...

 in western Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

, Antarctica near the south extremity of Urvich Wall
Urvich Wall
Urvich Wall is the narrow ice-free and crescent-shaped ridge rising to 121 m on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and bounded by Nedelya Point to the north and Rish Point to the southeast...

.

The feature is named after Daniel Clark, First Mate of the American sealing
Seal hunting
Seal hunting, or sealing, is the personal or commercial hunting of seals. The hunt is currently practiced in five countries: Canada, where most of the world's seal hunting takes place, Namibia, the Danish region of Greenland, Norway and Russia...

 vessel Hersilia under Captain James Sheffield in 1820-21.

Location

The nunatak is located at 62°40′03.8"S 60°54′37.5"W which is 9.25 km east of Nikopol Point
Nikopol Point
Nikopol Point is a snow-free point on the south coast of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 650 m into Bransfield Strait and linked by a spit to Vietor Rock to the south...

, 5.8 km southeast of Tsamblak Hill
Tsamblak Hill
Tsamblak Hill is a rocky hill trending 900 m in north-south direction, 500 m wide and rising to 113 m in eastern Byers Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....

, 4.07 km south-southwest of the highest point of Rotch Dome and 3.9 km northwest of Elephant Point
Elephant Point
Elephant Point is a small predominantly ice-free promontory projecting 2 km into Bransfield Strait at the south extremity of the west half of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point forms the southwest side of the entrance to Kavarna Cove, and is surmounted by...

 (British mapping in 1933 and 1968, detailed Spanish mapping in 1992, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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