Nevskiye Nunataks

Nevskiye Nunataks

Nevskiye Nunataks is a group of scattered nunataks comprising the Sorensen Nunataks and Hemmestad Nunataks in the Drygalski Mountains, Queen Maud Land. Mapped by Norsk Polarinstitutt from surveys and air photos by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition, 1956-60. Also mapped by the Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1961; the name is an adjective derived from Neva, a river in the Soviet Union.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nevskiye Nunataks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).

Coordinates: 71°40′S 8°5′E / 71.667°S 8.083°E / -71.667; 8.083