Kienle Nunataks

Kienle Nunataks (

77°28′S 168°36′E / 77.467°S 168.600°E / -77.467; 168.600Coordinates: 77°28′S 168°36′E / 77.467°S 168.600°E / -77.467; 168.600) are three aligned nunataks to the north of Mount Terror in northeastern Ross Island, Antarctica. The nunataks trend east–west for 1 nautical mile (2 km) and rise to about 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). The central nunatak is 2.5 nautical miles (5 km) north-northeast of the Mount Terror summit. At the suggestion of , they were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after of the Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, a United States Antarctic Program team leader for the investigation of volcanic activity and seismicity on Mount Erebus in six field seasons, 1980–81 through 1985–86.^[1]

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