Wilkniss Mountains [SEP] continent
Wilkniss Mountains
Wilkniss Mountains () is a prominent group of conical mountains, 10 miles (16 km) long running north-south, located 9 miles (14 km) east-southeast of Mount Feather, Quartermain Mountains, in Victoria Land, Antarctica. The mountains are 3 miles (4.8 km) wide in the north portion where Mount Blackwelder (2,340 m) and Pivot Peak (2,450 m) rise above ice-free valleys. Except for an outlying southwest peak, the south portion narrows to
Canoe Nunatak
Canoe Nunatak () is a nunatak, long and wide, located east-southeast of Mount Blackwelder, in the Wilkniss Mountains of Victoria Land. The distinctive shape resembles an upturned canoe. It was named by Alan Sherwood, New Zealand Geological Survey party leader in the area, 1987–88.