The Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks () are a group of scattered rock outcrops about west of the central part of the
Lazarev Mountains. They have been photographed by
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, 1946–47, the
Soviet Antarctic Expedition
The Soviet Antarctic Expedition (SAE or SovAE) (russian: Советская антарктическая экспедиция, САЭ, ''Sovetskaya antarkticheskaya ekspeditsiya'') was part of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute of the S ...
, 1958, and an
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition, 1959. The largest of the outcrops had been named by the Soviet expedition after Soviet geologist
Andrey Arkhangelsky
Andrey Dmitriyevich Arkhangelsky (russian: Андре́й Дми́триевич Арха́нгельский) (December 8, 1879 – June 16, 1940) was a Russian geologist. He was a professor at Moscow State University. He was Corresponding Memb ...
; the broader application of the name to the entire group follows the recommendation by the
Antarctic Names Committee of Australia
The Australian Antarctic Names and Medals Committee (AANMC) was established to advise the Government on names for features in the Australian Antarctic Territory and the subantarctic territory of Heard Island and the McDonald Islands. The commit ...
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References
Nunataks of Oates Land
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