Triassic Nunatak (74°21′S 73°7′W / 74.350°S 73.117°W) is a small nunatak 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) southwest of Jurassic Nunatak in the west extremity of Yee Nunataks, Palmer Land. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1987 after the Triassic Period in geological time and in association with Jurassic Nunatak. The name does not imply the age of the rock constituting this feature.
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