Pyroxenite Promontory
Pyroxenite Promontory is a promontory rising to about 1,150 m near the west end of Dufek Massif in the Pensacola Mountains. The feature is located west of Neuburg Peak and projects northwest toward Rautio Nunatak. The name was proposed by , leader of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) geological party in the Pensacola Mountains, 1978–79, from the pyroxenite rock which forms a conspicuous dark layer along the cliffs of the promontory.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Pyroxenite Promontory". (content from the Geographic Names Information System)
Coordinates: 82°37′S 53°0′W / 82.617°S 53.000°W
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- Promontories of Antarctica
- Landforms of Queen Elizabeth Land
- Queen Elizabeth Land geography stubs