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Destination Nunataks

Mountain group in Victoria Land, Antarctica

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map	Antarctica
label	Destination Nunataks
region	Victoria Land, Antarctica
country	Antarctica
country_type	Continent
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The Destination Nunataks () are a group of peaks and nunataks, 9 nmi long and 4 nmi wide, rising to 2,565 m at Pyramid Peak and including Sphinx Peak, Andrews Peak, Mummy Ridge, and unnamed nunataks to the northwest, located in northeast Evans Névé, 7 nmi northwest of the Barker Range, Victoria Land, Antarctica.

Exploration and naming

This group was visited in 1970–71 by a Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE) geological party led by M.G. Laird. The name "Destination Rocks" was originally used for the feature because these nunataks were near the northern limits of Laird's expedition. The name Destination Nunataks, as approved by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) and the United States Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1985, applies to the entire group described rather than to just two nunataks at the southeast end as indicated on some maps.

Location

West Quartzite Range east of center in north of map

The Destination Nunataks lie at the end of a ridge extended southeast from the West Quartzite Range. The Millen Range of the Victory Mountains lies to the east, and the Barker Range to the south. Evans Névé is to the southwest. The southern end of the Salamander Range is to the west.

Features

Pyramid Peak

Sphinx Peak

Andrews Peak

Mummy Ridge

References

Sources

{{citation|url=https://pubs.usgs.gov/fedgov/70039167/report.pdf |accessdate=2024-01-30 |edition=2 |editor-last=Alberts |title=Geographic Names of the Antarctic |editor-first=Fred G.
{{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C72193s5_Ant.Map_Freyberg_Mountains.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-04

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