Doppler Nunatak
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Doppler Nunatak is a nunatak
lying southwest of Mount Mende
in the Sky-Hi Nunataks
. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in 1987 after Christian Johann Doppler (1803–53), Austrian scientist who discovered the Doppler effect in physics.
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...
lying southwest of Mount Mende
Mount Mende
Mount Mende is a nunatak 0.5 nautical miles southwest of Mount Lanzerotti, rising to about 1,500 m in the Sky-Hi Nunataks of Ellsworth Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1987 after Stephen B...
in the Sky-Hi Nunataks
Sky-Hi Nunataks
Sky-Hi Nunataks is a nunatak group 8 nautical miles long, located 11 nautical miles east of Grossman Nunataks and northeast of Merrick Mountains in Palmer Land, extending from Doppler Nunatak in the west to Arnoldy Nunatak in the east and including Mount Mende, Mount Lanzerotti, Mount Carrara,...
. Named by 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...
(US-ACAN) in 1987 after Christian Johann Doppler (1803–53), Austrian scientist who discovered the Doppler effect in physics.