Emerald Nunatak Explained

Emerald Nunatak
Elevation M:1,250
Coordinates:-69.65°N -128°W
Range:Douglas Range
Location:Northeast Alexander Island, Antarctica
Type:Nunatak
Rock:Greenish rock

Emerald Nunatak (-69.65°N -128°W) is a nunatak high on the west side of the Douglas Range near the head of Hampton Glacier in northeast Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee following surveys by the British Antarctic Survey, 1973–77, because of the greenish rock of which the feature is composed.

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