Tent Nunatak

Tent Nunatak (67°36′S 65°21′W) is a conspicuous pyramidal nunatak marking the south limit of Whirlwind Inlet on the east coast of Graham Land. First seen and photographed from the air by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), in 1940, and described as a "distinctive tentshaped rock nunatak." It was charted by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey (FIDS) in 1947.

Further reading
• Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic Center, Sailing Directions (planning Guide) and (enroute) for Antarctica, P 274

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document: "Tent Nunatak". (content from the Geographic Names Information System) 


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