Rutland Nunatak () is a cone-shaped
nunatak with associated rock outcrops, 2070 m, in the west part of
Chapman Snowfield,
Churchill Mountains
The Churchill Mountains are a mountain range group of the Transantarctic Mountains System, located in the Ross Dependency region of Antarctica. They border on the western side of the Ross Ice Shelf, between Byrd Glacier and Nimrod Glacier.
Seve ...
. The nunatak is 10 nautical miles (18 km) east-northeast of
Wilhoite Nunataks. Named by
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after cartographer
Jane Rutland Brown, Antarctic map compilation specialist in the
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey (USGS), formerly simply known as the Geological Survey, is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, ...
(USGS) Branch of
Special Maps, 1951–71.
Nunataks of Oates Land
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