Christensen Nunatak

Christensen Nunatak (

65°6′S 59°31′W / 65.100°S 59.517°W / -65.100; -59.517Coordinates: 65°6′S 59°31′W / 65.100°S 59.517°W / -65.100; -59.517) is a nunatak 1 nautical mile (2 km) north of Robertson Island in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. It was discovered in 1893 by a Norwegian expedition under C.A. Larsen, who named it for Christen Christensen of Sandefjord, Norway, a pioneer of modern Antarctic whaling. It was surveyed in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Otto Nordenskiöld, and in 1947 and 1953 by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey.^[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Christensen Nunatak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)