Svarthausen Nunatak
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Svarthausen Nunatak is a jagged, dark rock nunatak
with a small outlier to the southwest, lying on the west side of Polar Times Glacier
, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) south-southeast of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
. Mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Svarthausen (the black crag).
Nunatak
A nunatak is an exposed, often rocky element of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. The term is typically used in areas where a permanent ice sheet is present...
with a small outlier to the southwest, lying on the west side of Polar Times Glacier
Polar Times Glacier
Polar Times Glacier is a glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast, flowing northward between Svarthausen Nunatak and Boyd Nunatak into the western part of Publications Ice Shelf. It was delineated by John H. Roscoe from aerial photographs taken by USN Operation Highjump, 1946-1947, and named by Roscoe...
, about 4 nautical miles (7 km) south-southeast of Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
Mount Caroline Mikkelsen
Mount Caroline Mikkelsen is a small coastal mountain of between Hargreaves Glacier and Polar Times Glacier on Ingrid Christensen Coast. The mountain overlooks the southern extremity of Prydz Bay, north-northwest of Svarthausen Nunatak, and is the highest summit in the vicinity...
. Mapped from air photographs by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named Svarthausen (the black crag).