Miller Butte
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Miller Butte is a large rock butte located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) southeast of Roberts Butte
in the Outback Nunataks
. Mapped by United States Geological Survey
(USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-64. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
(US-ACAN) for Carl D. Miller, geophysicist at McMurdo Station
, 1967-68.
Roberts Butte
Roberts Butte is a striking, flat-topped butte that is very prominent in Antarctica, and can be seen from great distances standing 2 miles northwest of Miller Butte in the Outback Nunataks....
in the Outback Nunataks
Outback Nunataks
Outback Nunataks is a series of bare rock nunataks and mountains which are distributed over an area about 40 miles long by 20 miles wide. The group lies south of Emlen Peaks of the Usarp Mountains and west of Monument Nunataks and upper Rennick Glacier, adjacent to the featureless interior...
. 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, 1959-64. 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 Carl D. Miller, geophysicist at McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station
McMurdo Station is a U.S. Antarctic research center located on the southern tip of Ross Island, which is in the New Zealand-claimed Ross Dependency on the shore of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. It is operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National...
, 1967-68.