Shield Nunatak (74°33′S 164°30′E / 74.550°S 164.500°E) is a prominent nunatak standing at the east side of the terminus of Campbell Glacier on the north shore of Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land. This feature, a multiple volcanic cone, was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1965–66, because it looks like an old Viking shield.
Shield Nunatak is described as a basalt tuya in the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science.[1]
References
edit
This article incorporates public domain material from "Shield Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
 | This Scott Coast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |