Hayman Nunataks

The Hayman Nunataks (85°40′S 179°30′E / 85.667°S 179.500°E / -85.667; 179.500Coordinates: 85°40′S 179°30′E / 85.667°S 179.500°E / -85.667; 179.500) are a small group of isolated nunataks at the eastern end of the Grosvenor Mountains in Antarctica, 6 nautical miles (11 km) north of Larkman Nunatak. They were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Noel R. Hayman, a United States Antarctic Research Program aurora scientist at Hallett Station in 1962.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Hayman Nunataks" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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