Mirfak Nunatak (81°58′S 156°5′E / 81.967°S 156.083°E / -81.967; 156.083) is a nunatak near the Antarctic polar plateau, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Vance Bluff. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the USNS Mirfak, a cargo vessel in the U.S. convoy to McMurdo Sound in Operation Deep Freeze 1963.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Mirfak Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

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