Eaton Nunatak
Eaton Nunatak (75°10′S 72°0′W / 75.167°S 72.000°WCoordinates: 75°10′S 72°0′W / 75.167°S 72.000°W) is a prominent nunatak marking the southeastern extremity of the Merrick Mountains, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and from U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , an aurora scientist at Eights Station in 1963.[1]
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- ^ "Eaton Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
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- Nunataks of Antarctica
- Palmer Land geography stubs