Niggli Nunataks

Niggli Nunataks

Niggli Nunataks (80°38′S 23°20′W / 80.633°S 23.333°W / -80.633; -23.333) is a group of nunataks 6 nautical miles (11 km) north-northeast of Mount Wegener, rising to 1,470 m near the east end of the Read Mountains, Shackleton Range. Photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy, 1967. Surveyed by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1968-71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, named by the United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) in 1971 after Paul Niggli (1888–1953), Swiss geologist who introduced the cataloguing of magma types by molecular or Niggli values; Professor of Geology, University of Zurich.

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