Lekander Nunatak
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Lekander Nunatak is a nunatak
, 1,815 m, standing along the southwest edge of Mackin Table
, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Bessinger Nunatak
, in southern Patuxent Range
, Pensacola Mountains
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Bryant A. Lekander, cook at South Pole Station, winter 1960.
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...
, 1,815 m, standing along the southwest edge of Mackin Table
Mackin Table
Mackin Table is an ice-topped, wedge-shaped plateau, about 20 nautical miles long, standing just north of Patuxent Ice Stream in the Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named for J. Hoover Mackin,...
, 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) northeast of Bessinger Nunatak
Bessinger Nunatak
Bessinger Nunatak is a mound-shaped nunatak, high, standing at the southwest end of Mackin Table, east of Mount Tolchin, in southern Patuxent Range, Pensacola Mountains. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and named by the...
, in southern Patuxent Range
Patuxent Range
The Patuxent Range is a major range of the Pensacola Mountains, comprising the Thomas Hills, Anderson Hills, Mackin Table and various nunataks and ridges bounded by the Foundation Ice Stream, Academy Glacier and the Patuxent Ice Stream. Discovered and partially photographed on January 13, 1956 in...
, Pensacola Mountains
Pensacola Mountains
The Pensacola Mountains are a large group of mountain ranges and peaks in Antarctica, extending 450 km in a NE-SW direction, comprising the Argentina Range, Forrestal Range, Dufek Massif, Cordiner Peaks, Neptune Range, Patuxent Range, Rambo Nunataks and Pecora Escarpment...
. 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 air photos, 1956-66. 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) for Bryant A. Lekander, cook at South Pole Station, winter 1960.