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Webber Nunatak

Coordinates: 74°47′S 99°50′W / 74.783°S 99.833°W / -74.783; -99.833
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Webber Nunatak
Aerial view of the southern Hudson Mountains, with Webber Nunatak in the left foreground.
Highest point
Elevation495 m (1,624 ft)[1]
Coordinates74°47′S 99°50′W / 74.783°S 99.833°W / -74.783; -99.833
Geography
Webber Nunatak is located in Antarctica
Webber Nunatak
Webber Nunatak
Geology
Mountain typeVolcanic cone

Webber Nunatak is a nunatak (495 m) standing 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of Mount Manthe in the Hudson Mountains. It was mapped using air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, which took place during 1946 and 1947, and named in 1967 by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for George E. Webber, an electrical engineer at Byrd Station.[1]

Webber Nunatak is one of several volcanic cones in the Hudson Mountains. Satellite imagery suggested an eruption at Webber Nunatak in 1985, although this remains unconfirmed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Webber Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Hudson Mountains". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 31 August 2020.