Fitzgerald Nunataks [SEP] continent
Fitzgerald Nunataks
The Fitzgerald Nunataks () are three isolated nunataks north of Mount Codrington, at the northwest end of the Napier Mountains in Enderby Land, Antarctica. They were mapped by Norwegian cartographers from air photos taken by the Lars Christensen Expedition, 1936–37, and named "Veslenutane" (the little peaks). They were photographed from Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions aircraft in 1956 and renamed by the Antarctic Names Committee of Australia for Brigadier L. Fitzgerald, Director of Survey in the Australian Army, 1942–60.
in 1960. Members of this party included Syd Kirkby and Terence James Elkins.
Features.
Geographic features of the Napier Mountains include:
- Fitzgerald Nunataks
- Grimsley Peaks
- Mount Breckinridge
- Mount Codrington
- Mount Elkins
- Mount Griffiths
- Mount Maines
- Mount Rabben
- Skorefjell
- Stor Hånakken Mountain
- Wilkinson Peaks
- Young Nunataks
Geology & orogeny.
The Napier Complex is among the most ancient terrestrial terranes on Earth. Its evolution is characterized by high