Luhrsen Nunatak (71°59′S 161°41′E / 71.983°S 161.683°E / -71.983; 161.683) is a nunatak 3 nautical miles (6 km) south-southeast of Mount Alford at the southeast end of the Helliwell Hills, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960–63, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Richard H. Luhrsen, assistant to the United States Antarctic Research Program representative at McMurdo Station, 1967–68.[1]

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  1. "Luhrsen Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-08.

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