King Pin
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King Pin is a nunatak
, 820 m, rising above the Wilson Piedmont Glacier
about midway between Mount Doorly
and Hogback Hill
. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958–59, after the American helicopter King Pin which flew the party into this area, and which rendered a similar service in two other years to New Zealand
parties.
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...
, 820 m, rising above the Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Wilson Piedmont Glacier
Wilson Piedmont Glacier is a large piedmont glacier extending from Granite Harbour to Marble Point on the coast of Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901-04. The British Antarctic Expedition, 1910–13, named the feature for Dr. Edward A. Wilson, surgeon and artist with Scott's...
about midway between Mount Doorly
Mount Doorly
Mount Doorly is a summit surmounting the east part of the rocky ridge between Greenwood Valley and Wright Lower Glacier, in Victoria Land. Discovered by the Discovery expedition, 1901–04, under Scott, and named after Lieutenant Gerald S. Doorly, Royal Navy, of the Morning, relief ship to the...
and Hogback Hill
Hogback Hill
Hogback Hill is a rounded mountain, 735 m, rising just north of Hjorth Hill and 4 nautical miles west of Cape Bernacchi, in Victoria Land. Charted and given this descriptive name by the British Antarctic Expedition under Scott 1910-13....
. Named by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1958–59, after the American helicopter King Pin which flew the party into this area, and which rendered a similar service in two other years to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
parties.