The Copper Nunataks (74°22′S 64°55′W / 74.367°S 64.917°W / -74.367; -64.917) are a cluster of nunataks 4 nautical miles (7 km) across, situated at the head of Wetmore Glacier, 11 nautical miles (20 km) west-southwest of Mount Crowell, in southern Palmer Land. The group was mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and from U.S. Navy tricamera aerial photography, 1961–67. The name was given by Peter D. Rowley, USGS geologist to this area (1970–71 and 1972–73), who reported that the nunataks contain the largest known copper deposits in Antarctica.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Copper Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-11-24.

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