Sandilands Nunatak is a small, solitary 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...

 about 3 nautical miles (6 km) north of Mount Seaton

Mount Seaton

Mount Seaton is a prominent domed peak, one of the Amery Peaks, situated about 3 nautical miles south of Sandilands Nunatak in the Prince Charles Mountains. Plotted by ANARE southern party led by W.G...

. It lies in the middle of and near the northern end of Nemesis Glacier

Nemesis Glacier

Nemesis Glacier is a large glacier which flows northeast through the center of the Aramis Range, Prince Charles Mountains. Discovered in January 1957 by ANARE southern party under W.G. Bewsher, and named after Homer's Nemesis because considerable difficulty was experienced in traversing the...

 in the Prince Charles Mountains

Prince Charles Mountains

Prince Charles Mountains is a major group of mountains in Mac. Robertson Land in Antarctica, including the Athos Range, the Porthos Range, and the Aramis Range. The highest peak is Mount Menzies . Other prominent peaks are Mount Izabelle and Mount Stinear...

. Sighted in December 1956 by an ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions

The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division .-The ANARE Name:...

) sledging party led by P.W. Crohn. Named by Antarctic Names Committee of Australia (ANCA) for A.H. Sandilands, radio operator at Mawson Station

Mawson Station

Mawson Station is one of three permanent Australian bases in the Australian Antarctic Territory of East Antarctica. Named after Antarctic explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, the base is managed by the Australian Antarctic Division...

in 1957.