Howard Nunataks

The Howard Nunataks (

77°30′S 87°0′W / 77.500°S 87.000°W / -77.500; -87.000Coordinates: 77°30′S 87°0′W / 77.500°S 87.000°W / -77.500; -87.000) are a group of some 15 nunataks lying off the extremity of the mountainous ridge at the northwest corner of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. They were discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for , an engine mechanic on Ellsworth's expedition.^[1]

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