The Du Toit Nunataks () are a group of
nunataks between
Cornwall Glacier and
Glen Glacier
Glen Glacier () is a glacier at least long, flowing south in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica to join Recovery Glacier to the west of the Read Mountains. It was first mapped in 1957 by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) and na ...
, marking the western end of the
Read Mountains,
Shackleton Range. They were photographed from the air by the
U.S. Navy, 1967, and surveyed by the
British Antarctic Survey
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, 1968–71. In association with the names of geologists grouped in this area, they were named by the
UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee
The UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (or UK-APC) is a United Kingdom government committee, part of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, responsible for recommending names of geographical locations within the British Antarctic Territory (BAT) and ...
after
Alexander Logie du Toit, a
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geologist.
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Features
Geographical features include:
* Hatch Plain
Hatch Plain () is a small debris-covered area at about , on the eastern margin of the Du Toit Nunataks, in the Read Mountains of the Shackleton Range, Antarctica. It was photographed from the air by the U.S. Navy in 1967, and surveyed by the Br ...
* Poldervaart Edge
* Spath Crest
* Zittel Cliffs