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Outback Nunataks
Mountain group in Victoria Land, Antarctica
Mountain group in Victoria Land, Antarctica
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| photo | File:Outback Nunataks 2019.jpg |
| photo_caption | Outback Nunataks in 2019 |
| map | Antarctica |
| label | Outback Nunataks |
| region | Victoria Land, Antarctica |
| country | Antarctica |
| country_type | Continent |
| range_coordinates |
The Outback Nunataks () are a series of bare rock nunataks and mountains which are distributed over an area about 40 nmi long by 20 nmi 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 plateau.
Exploration and naming
The Outback Nunataks were discovered by the United States Victoria Land Traverse party, 1959–60, and mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and United States Navy air photos, 1959–64. They were so named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for their remote position at the posterior side of the large mountain belt that extends from the Ross Sea to the interior ice plateau.
Location
The terrain to the west of the nunataks is a featureless expanse of the polar plateau. The Emlen Peaks of the Usarp Mountains and the Helliwell Hills are to the north. The Rennick Glacier, the Freyberg Mountains, the Monument Nunataks and the Mesa Range are to the east. The Rennick Névé and the Sequence Hills are to the south.
Northwestern features
Northwestern features include Mount Southard, Welcome Mountain, De Camp Nunatak, The Office Girls, Oona Cliff, Mount Walton, Mount Chadwick and Coleman Bluffs.
Mount Southard
Welcome Mountain
De Camp Nunatak
The Office Girls
Oona Cliff
Mount Walton
Mount Chadwick
Coleman Bluffs
Northeastern features
Northeastern features include Doe Nunatak, Doescher Nunatak and Wu Nunatak.
Doe Nunatak
Doescher Nunatak
Wu Nunatak
Southwestern features
Southwestern features include Mount Joern, Mount Bower, Mount Spatz, Roberts Butte, Miller Butte, Mount Koons, Chan Rocks and Saunders Bluff.
Mount Joern
Mount Bower
Mount Spatz
Roberts Butte
Miller Butte
Mount Koons
Chan Rocks
Saunders Bluff
Southeastern features
Southeastern features include Derbyshire Peak, Mount Blair, Nims Peak, Mount Weihaupt and Womochel Peaks.
Derbyshire Peak
Mount Blair
Nims Peak
Mount Weihaupt
Womochel Peaks
Nearby features
Nearby features include, clockwise from the north, Potter Nunataks, Fitzsimmons Nunataks, Johannessen Nunataks, Frontier Mountain and Wilds Nunatak.
Potter Nunataks
Fitzsimmons Nunataks
Johannessen Nunataks
Frontier Mountain
Wilds Nunatak
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:C71198s1_Ant.Map_Daniels_Range.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-04
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C72193s5_Ant.Map_Freyberg_Mountains.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-04
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C73202s5_Ant.Map_Sequence_Hills.jpg|accessdate=2024-03-04
- {{citation |url=https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:C72200s1_Ant.Map_Welcome_Mountain.jpg |accessdate=2024-03-03
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