Dione Nunataks

Dione Nunataks (71°56′S 69°6′W / 71.933°S 69.1°W / -71.933; -69.1) is a rock exposures at the head of Saturn Glacier, 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Deimos Ridge in the southeast part of Alexander Island. The nunataks appear to have been first seen from the air by Lincoln Ellsworth on November 23, 1935, and roughly mapped from photos obtained on that flight by W.L.G. Joerg. Remapped from air photos taken by the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (RARE), 1947–48, by Searle of the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1960. Named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) from association with Saturn Glacier, Dione being one of the satellites of Saturn.

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This Alexander Island location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Nunataks of Alexander Island Alexander Island geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат? Dione (butterfly) Dionel M. Aviles Look at other dictionaries: Mimas Peak — (71°56′S 69°36′W / 71.933°S 69.6°W / 71.933; 69.6) is a sharp conspicuous peak, 1,000 m, rising west of the head of Saturn Glacier and 9 nautical miles (17 km) west of Dione Nunataks …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”