Nebraska Peaks
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Nebraska Peaks is a scattered group of peaks and nunatak
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 which lie east of Gaussiran Glacier
Gaussiran Glacier
Gaussiran Glacier is a glacier in the east part of Britannia Range. It drains north from the saddle with Merrick Glacier to a juncture with Darwin Glacier between Cranfield Icefalls and Nebraska Peaks. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Lieutenant C.D. Gaussiran, U.S. Navy, a...

 and Merrick Glacier
Merrick Glacier
Merrick Glacier is a steep tributary glacier just east of Sennet Glacier in Britannia Range, descending southwestward to enter Byrd Glacier at the west end of Horney Bluff. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names , in association with nearby Byrd Glacier, for the USS Merrick, cargo ship of...

 in the east part of Britannia Range. 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) after the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, which was the location of the Ross Ice Shelf Project Management Office, 1972-77. Several features in the group have been named after RISP personnel.
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