Lewisohn Nunatak (77°38′S 142°50′W / 77.633°S 142.833°W / -77.633; -142.833) is an isolated nunatak 10 nautical miles (19 km) southeast of the Mackay Mountains, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was discovered and mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (1939–41), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Walter P. Lewisohn, a radio operator with the Byrd Antarctic Expedition (1933–35).[1]

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  1. "Lewisohn Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-06-13.

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