Fang Buttress

Fang Buttress (

64°41′S 63°21′W / 64.683°S 63.350°W / -64.683; -63.350Coordinates: 64°41′S 63°21′W / 64.683°S 63.350°W / -64.683; -63.350) is a rock buttress immediately west of Molar Peak near the south end of the Osterrieth Range of Anvers Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. The buttress has a small but prominent tooth-like rock in front of it and is a landmark for parties crossing William Glacier. It was surveyed by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey, 1955–57, and given this descriptive name by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1959.^[1]

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