Erehwon Nunatak () is a small
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. ...
, high and long, at an elevation of , located northwest of
Henkle Peak in
Ellsworth Land
Ellsworth Land is a portion of the Antarctic continent bounded on the west by Marie Byrd Land, on the north by Bellingshausen Sea, on the northeast by the base of Antarctic Peninsula, and on the east by the western margin of the Filchner–Ron ...
, Antarctica. It was discovered in January 1985 by chance in a snowstorm and fog by the joint
United States Geological Survey
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British Antarctic Survey
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geological party led by
Peter D. Rowley. The name is "nowhere" spelled backwards and was suggested by Rowley because the field party was uncertain of its location during the foul weather.
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References
Nunataks of Ellsworth Land
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