Dunbar Head

Dunbar Head (78°38′S 164°10′E / 78.633°S 164.167°E / -78.633; 164.167) is a projecting rock headland at the south end of Scott Coast, 11 nautical miles (20 km) southeast of the summit of Mount Morning. The feature rises to over 200 m and overlooks Ross Ice Shelf midway between Eastface Nunatak and Birthday Bluffs. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) (1999) after Nelia W. Dunbar, Department of Geoscience, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, who made geological investigations at nearby Mount Erebus, Allan Hills, Mount Takahe, and Crary Mountains.

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