- Drake Nunatak
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Drake Nunatak (85°17′S 89°20′W / 85.283°S 89.333°W) is a nunatak (1,935 m) at the base of Bermel Escarpment and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) east of Elliott Nunatak, in the Thiel Mountains. The name was proposed by Arthur Ford and Peter Bermel, co-leaders of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) Thiel Mountains party of 1960-61. Named for Avery A. Drake, Jr., USGS geologist aboard the USS Glacier to the Thurston Island and Bellingshausen Sea area, 1960-61.
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