Herring Nunataks

The Herring Nunataks (

83°12′S 51°22′W / 83.200°S 51.367°W / -83.200; -51.367Coordinates: 83°12′S 51°22′W / 83.200°S 51.367°W / -83.200; -51.367) are two prominent nunataks standing 3 nautical miles (6 km) northwest of Mount Lechner in the western Forrestal Range of the Pensacola Mountains, Antarctica. They were mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956–66, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , an aviation storekeeper at Ellsworth Station, winter 1957.^[1]

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