Grossman Nunataks
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Grossman Nunataks is a group of about a dozen nunatak
s in Palmer Land
, rising 1,300-1,500 m in elevation and running NW-SE for 18 nautical miles (33 km) between Lyon Nunataks
and Sky-Hi Nunataks
. The group includes features from Smith Nunataks
and Whitmill Nunatak
in the northwest to Gaylord Nunatak
and Neff Nunatak
in the southeast. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961–68, and U.S. Landsat imagery, 1973-74. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) in 1994 after Charles Grossman, formerly Chief, Shaded Relief and Special Graphics Unit, Branch of Special Maps, USGS, a specialist in the production of maps of Antarctica.
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...
s in Palmer Land
Palmer Land
Palmer Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between US-ACAN and UK-APC, in which the name Antarctic Peninsula was approved for the major peninsula of...
, rising 1,300-1,500 m in elevation and running NW-SE for 18 nautical miles (33 km) between 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....
and 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,...
. The group includes features from Smith Nunataks
Smith Nunataks
Smith Nunataks are two nunataks close together, lying 5 nautical miles north-northeast of Whitmill Nunatak in the northwest part of Grossman Nunataks, Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961–68, and Landsat imagery, 1973-74....
and Whitmill Nunatak
Whitmill Nunatak
Whitmill Nunatak is one of the Grossman Nunataks, lying in the west part of the group 5 nautical miles south-southwest of Smith Nunataks, in Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961-68. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic...
in the northwest to Gaylord Nunatak
Gaylord Nunatak
Gaylord Nunatak is a nunatak rising to about 1,500 m, 1.5 nautical miles north-northeast of Schmutzler Nunatak in the southeast end of the Grossman Nunataks, Ellsworth Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961–68, and Landsat imagery,...
and Neff Nunatak
Neff Nunatak
Neff Nunatak is a nunatak rising to about 1,500 m, located 1 nautical mile southeast of Schmutzler Nunatak in the southeast end of the Grossman Nunataks, Palmer Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from U.S. Navy aerial photographs taken 1965-68. Named by Advisory Committee on...
in the southeast. Mapped by 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,...
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy aerial photographs, 1961–68, and U.S. Landsat imagery, 1973-74. 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 1994 after Charles Grossman, formerly Chief, Shaded Relief and Special Graphics Unit, Branch of Special Maps, USGS, a specialist in the production of maps of Antarctica.