Nebraska Peaks Navigation menu80°4′S 159°30′E / 80.067°S 159.500°E / -80.067;...
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nunataksGaussiran GlacierMerrick GlacierBritannia RangeAdvisory Committee on Antarctic NamesRoss Ice Shelf Project Management Officepublic domain materialUnited States Geological Survey"Nebraska Peaks"Geographic Names Information System
Nebraska Peaks (80°4′S 159°30′E / 80.067°S 159.500°E / -80.067; 159.500Coordinates: 80°4′S 159°30′E / 80.067°S 159.500°E / -80.067; 159.500) is a scattered group of peaks and nunataks which lie east of Gaussiran Glacier and Merrick Glacier in the east part of Britannia Range. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) after the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, which was the location of the Ross Ice Shelf Project Management Office, 1972-77. Several features in the group have been named after RISP personnel.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nebraska Peaks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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