Nicol Crags () is a rock crags rising to about 1,300 m to the south of
Arkell Cirque in the
Read Mountains
Read Mountains is a group of rocky summits, the highest being Holmes Summit at , lying east of Glen Glacier in the south-central part of the Shackleton Range.
Name
The Read Mountains were first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarct ...
,
Shackleton Range
The Shackleton Range () is a mountain range in Antarctica that rises to and extends in an east–west direction for about between the Slessor and Recovery Glaciers.
Surveys
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE), which in 1956 s ...
. Photographed from the air by the
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft ...
, 1967, and surveyed by
British Antarctic Survey
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is the United Kingdom's national polar research institute. It has a dual purpose, to conduct polar science, enabling better understanding of list of global issues, global issues, and to provide an active prese ...
(BAS), 1968–71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the
United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
(UK-APC) in 1971 after
William Nicol (1770–1851), Scottish natural philosopher who devised the Nicol prism and the preparation of thin rock sections, thus contributing to the techniques of microscopy.
Cliffs of Coats Land
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