nunatak
a hill or mountain that has been completely encircled by a glacier.
Origin of nunatak
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How to use nunatak in a sentence
While we were there, I decided to go and look in this moraine close to the nunatak to see if I could find any micrometeorites.
What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves | Natalie Wolchover | February 4, 2021 | Quanta MagazineI was on the Antarctic Search for Meteorites expedition and we were due to search this nunatak for meteorites.
What Dust From Space Tells Us About Ourselves | Natalie Wolchover | February 4, 2021 | Quanta MagazineTo the north-west, behind us, a projecting ridge of rock—Madigan nunatak—came into sight.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonTo increase my excitement Madigan nunatak came into view for a time in the clear, evening light.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonA small nunatak slanted like a steel-blue shadow on the side of a white peak to the south-west.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
Delayed by these and by unfavourable weather, they did not reach Madigan nunatak until the evening of November 20.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas MawsonOn November 21 the party commenced the return journey, moving directly towards Madigan nunatak to the south-west.
The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson
British Dictionary definitions for nunatak
/ (ˈnʌnəˌtæk) /
an isolated mountain peak projecting through the surface of surrounding glacial ice and supporting a distinct fauna and flora after recession of the ice
Origin of nunatak
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