Dean Nunataks

Dean Nunataks

Dean Nunataks (74°31′S 98°48′W / 74.517°S 98.8°W / -74.517; -98.8) is a pair of nunataks lying about 6 miles (10 km) east-northeast of Mount Moses in the Hudson Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from ground surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1960-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William S. Dean of Pleasanton, Texas, who served as ham radio contact in the U.S. for the Ellsworth Land Survey party of 1968-69, and for other United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) field parties over a three year period.

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