Sullivan Nunatak () is a long, narrow
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. ...
2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the south end of
Wellman Cliffs in the
Geologists Range
The Geologists Range is a mountain range about long, standing between the heads of Lucy Glacier, Lucy and Nimrod Glaciers in Antarctica. Seen by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1961–62) and ...
. Mapped by the
United States Geological Survey
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(USGS) from tellurometer surveys and Navy air photos, 1960–62. Named by the
Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names
The Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (ACAN or US-ACAN) is an advisory committee of the United States Board on Geographic Names responsible for recommending commemorative names for features in Antarctica.
History
The committee was established ...
(US-ACAN) for
James G. Sullivan,
United States Antarctic Research Program
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(USARP) geologist at
McMurdo Station
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, winter 1961 and the 1961-62 summer season.
Nunataks of Oates Land
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