The Brusilov Nunataks () are a group of
nunatak
A nunatak (from Inuit ''nunataq'') is the summit or ridge of a mountain that protrudes from an ice field or glacier that otherwise covers most of the mountain or ridge. They are also called glacial islands. Examples are natural pyramidal peaks. ...
s lying north of
Mount Morrison According to USGS GNIS, Mount Morrison may refer to one of four possible peaks in the United States:
It can also refer to:
* Mount Morrison in the Lost River Range of Idaho.
* One of two mountains in Antarctica, in Enderby Land and Victoria L ...
in the
Tula Mountains
The Tula Mountains are a group of extensive mountains lying immediately eastward of Amundsen Bay in Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were discovered on January 14, 1930, by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE) ...
,
Enderby Land
Enderby Land is a projecting landmass of Antarctica. Its shore extends from Shinnan Glacier at about to William Scoresby Bay at , approximately of the earth's longitude. It was first documented in western and eastern literature in February 183 ...
. The geology of the nunataks was investigated by 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 ...
, 1961–62, which named them after the Russian polar explorer
G.L. Brusilov.
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References
Nunataks of Enderby Land
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