Mirfak Nunatak

Mirfak Nunatak (

81°58′S 156°5′E / 81.967°S 156.083°E / -81.967; 156.083Coordinates: 81°58′S 156°5′E / 81.967°S 156.083°E / -81.967; 156.083) is a nunatak near the Antarctic polar plateau, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Vance Bluff. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the , a cargo vessel in the U.S. convoy to McMurdo Sound in Operation Deep Freeze 1963.^[1]

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