Graser Nunatak (74°55′S 70°12′W / 74.917°S 70.200°W / -74.917; -70.200) is a nunatak which is isolated except for Hinely Nunatak 1 nautical mile (2 km) to the southeast, located 16 nautical miles (30 km) east of the Sky-Hi Nunataks in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was named in 1987 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after William F. Graser, a United States Geological Survey (USGS) cartographer who, with John A. Hinely, formed the USGS satellite surveying team at South Pole Station, winter party 1976.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Graser Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 3 May 2012.

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