Pointer Nunatak () is a conspicuous
nunatak, 1,245 m, immediately east of
Wedge Ridge
Wedge Ridge () is a conspicuous rock ridge, 1,145 m, near the head of Blaiklock Glacier and immediately west of Pointer Nunatak in the west part of the Shackleton Range. First mapped in 1957 by the CTAE. The name given by the United Kingdom A ...
in the west part of the
Shackleton Range
The Shackleton Range is a mountain range in Antarctica. Rising at Holmes Summit to , it extends in an east–west direction for about between the Slessor and Recovery glaciers.
The range was named after Sir Ernest Shackleton, leader of the ...
. First mapped in 1957 by the
Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition
The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) of 1955–1958 was a Commonwealth-sponsored expedition that successfully completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, via the South Pole. It was the first expedition to reach the South ...
and so named because it is an important landmark on the route from
Blaiklock Glacier
Blaiklock Glacier () is a glacier long, flowing north from Turnpike Bluff, then northwest to Mount Provender and Mount Lowe in the western part of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarc ...
to
Stratton Glacier which provides access from the west to the east part of the Shackleton Range.
Nunataks of Coats Land
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