1:250,000 scale topographic map of the Lyon Nunataks.

The Lyon Nunataks (74°50′S 73°50′W / 74.833°S 73.833°W / -74.833; -73.833) are a group of nunataks lying west of the Grossman Nunataks and 30 nautical miles (56 km) northwest of the Behrendt Mountains, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. They include Grossenbacher Nunatak, Holtet Nunatak, Christoph Nunatak and Isakson Nunatak. The group was mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1961–67, and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after Owen R. Lyon, hospital corpsman, U.S. Navy, chief petty officer in charge of Eights Station in 1965.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Lyon Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 12 July 2013.

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