Outrider Nunatak () is a prominent
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. ...
(1,250 m) in the north-central portion of the Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks. The feature was photographed from aircraft of
U.S. Navy Operation Highjump
Operation HIGHJUMP, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946–1947, (also called Task Force 68), was a United States Navy (USN) operation to establish the Antarctic research base Little America IV. The opera ...
on January 4, 1947. The summit of the nunatak was intersected by members of the
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
Topo West Traverse, 1962–63. Named by the
New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1963–64, presumably because of its forward position in the group.
Nunataks of Oates Land
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