Pickering Nunatak () is a prominent
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit language, Inuit ) is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They often form natural pyramidal peaks. Isolated nunataks are also cal ...
at the east side of the mouth of
Lambert Glacier
Lambert Glacier is a major glacier in East Antarctica. At about 80 km (50 mi) wide, over 400 km (250 mi) long, and about 2,500 m (8,200 ft) deep, it is the world's largest glacier. It drains 8% of the Antarctic ice sheet to the e ...
, situated 20 nautical miles (37 km) south-southwest of
Manning Nunataks
The Manning Nunataks () are a group of nunataks in the eastern side of the southern part of the Amery Ice Shelf, Antarctica, about north-northeast of Pickering Nunatak. They were photographed from the air by Australian National Antarctic Researc ...
. Sighted on a flight by an ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australia: Antarctic Program#Australian Antarctic program, Australian Antarctic Program (AAP) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic D ...
) Beaver aircraft over the
Amery Ice Shelf
The Amery Ice Shelf () is a broad ice shelf in Antarctica at the head of Prydz Bay between the Lars Christensen Coast and Ingrid Christensen Coast. It is part of Mac. Robertson Land. The name "Cape Amery" was applied to a coastal angle mappe ...
on November 2, 1957. Named by
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The committe ...
(ANCA) for
Flight Sgt.
R. Pickering of the
RAAF Antarctic Flight at
Mawson Station
Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Australian ...
, 1957.
Further reading
* Yu, J., H. Liu, K. C. Jezek, R. C. Warner, and J. Wen (2010)
Analysis of velocity field, mass balance, and basal melt of the Lambert Glacier–Amery Ice Shelf system by incorporating Radarsat SAR interferometry and ICESat laser altimetry measurements J. Geophys. Res., 115, B11102, doi:10.1029/2010JB007456
References
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Nunataks of Mac. Robertson Land
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