Webber Nunatak

Webber Nunatak
Webber Nunatak
	Aerial view of the southern Hudson Mountains, with Webber Nunatak in the left foreground.
Highest point
Elevation	495 m (1,624 ft)[1]
Coordinates	74°47′S 99°50′W
Geography
	Webber Nunatak Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
Geology
Mountain type	Volcanic 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

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

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[gnis-1] "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.