Skidoo Nunatak

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Skidoo Nunatak (

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64°23′S 59��45′W / 64.383°S 59.750°W / -64.383; -59.750Coordinates: 64°23′S 59°45′W / 64.383°S 59.750°W / -64.383; -59.750) is a nunatak rising to 935 m, 1.3 nautical miles (2.4 km) south-southeast of Nodwell Peaks on Nordenskjold Coast, Graham Land. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) following geological work by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1978–79, and in association with the names of pioneers of overland mechanical transport grouped in this area. Named after the snowmobile used extensively by BAS since 1976.

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