- Dewar Nunatak
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In this aerial picture of a part of Adelaide Island's east coast Dewar Nunatak is the lone mountain at the picture's extreme upper right hand edge. Click on the picture for a detailed description of the other geographical features.
Dewar Nunatak (67°20′S 68°15′W / 67.333°S 68.25°W) is a mainly snow-covered nunatak rising to 520 m in the middle of Shambles Glacier, on the east coast of Adelaide Island. It was named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1963 for Graham J.A. Dewar, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) geologist at Adelaide station, 1961-63.
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