Du Toit Nunataks

The Du Toit Nunataks (80°43′S 25°50′W / 80.717°S 25.833°W / -80.717; -25.833Coordinates: 80°43′S 25°50′W / 80.717°S 25.833°W / -80.717; -25.833) are a group of nunataks between Cornwall Glacier and Glen Glacier, marking the western end of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. They were photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the British Antarctic Survey, 1968–71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, they were named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee after Alexander Logie du Toit, a South African geologist.[1]

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


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