Temnikow Nunataks

Temnikow Nunataks () is a scattered group of low rock outcroppings over an area of about 6 nautical miles (11 km), located at the east margin of Dyer Plateau and 5 nautical miles (9 km) west of

Kelley Massif Kelley Massif () is a rugged mountain massif, long, located immediately west of the Eland Mountains and along the south side of Clifford Glacier, in Palmer Land, Antarctica. It was mapped by the United States Geological Survey in 1974, and was nam ...

Palmer Land Palmer Land () is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica that lies south of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This application of Palmer Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the Advisory Committee on Antarctic N ...

, in the

Antarctic Peninsula The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctic ...

. Mapped by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) in 1974. Named by

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

Nicolas Temnikow Nicolas or Nicolás may refer to: People Given name * Nicolas (given name) Mononym * Nicolas (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer * Nicolas (footballer, born 2000), Brazilian footballer Surname Nicolas * Dafydd Nicolas (c.1705–1774), ...

, a United States Antarctic Research Program (USARP) biologist at Palmer Station in 1974. Nunataks of Palmer Land {{PalmerLand-geo-stub