Fomalhaut Nunatak

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Fomalhaut Nunatak (

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70°58′S 66°40′W / 70.967°S 66.667°W / -70.967; -66.667Coordinates: 70°58′S 66°40′W / 70.967°S 66.667°W / -70.967; -66.667) is an isolated, flat-topped nunatak near the head of Ryder Glacier, 6.5 nautical miles (12 km) east of Mount Alpheratz of the Pegasus Mountains, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after the star Fomalhaut in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.[1]

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  1. ^ "Fomalhaut Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-03-29.

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


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