Sample Nunataks
Sample Nunataks (70°53′S 159°52′E / 70.883°S 159.867°ECoordinates: 70°53′S 159°52′E / 70.883°S 159.867°E) is a cluster of nunataks located at the convergence point of the Lovejoy and Harlin Glaciers, in the Usarp Mountains. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Gerald M. Sample, U.S. Navy, radio operator on R4D aircraft, 1961–62, and again in 1962-63 in support of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Topo East-West party, including the survey of these nunataks.
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