The Woodberry Nunataks () are a group of 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. ...
s north of
Lucas Nunatak in the
Casey Range
Casey Range is a jagged, razor-backed ridge and a few nunataks in a line extending north–south, standing 8 miles west of David Range, in the Framnes Mountains. Discovered by the British Australian and New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (B ...
of the
Framnes Mountains
The Framnes Mountains are an Antarctic mountain range consisting of Casey Range, Masson Range, David Range, and Brown Range, and adjacent peaks and mountains. The three major ranges and other lesser features were sighted and named in February 193 ...
in Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the
Lars Christensen Expedition
Lars is a common male name in Scandinavian countries.
Origin
''Lars'' means "from the city of Laurentum". Lars is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel".
A homonymous Etruscan name was borne ...
of 1936-37 and visited by an ANARE (
Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition
The Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE ) is the historical name for the Australian Antarctic Program (AAp) administered for Australia by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD).
History
Australia has had a long involv ...
) party in 1962. The nunataks were named for
B.D. Woodberry, an ionospheric physicist at
Mawson Station
The Mawson Station, commonly called Mawson, is one of three permanent bases and research outposts in Antarctica managed by the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD). Mawson lies in Holme Bay in Mac. Robertson Land, East Antarctica in the Austra ...
and a member of the field party.
Nunataks of Mac. Robertson Land
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