Howard Nunataks [SEP] continent
Howard Nunataks
The Howard Nunataks () are a group of some 15 nunataks lying off the extremity of the mountainous ridge at the northwest corner of the Sentinel Range, Antarctica. They were discovered by Lincoln Ellsworth on his trans-Antarctic flight of November 23, 1935, and were named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Patrick Howard, an engine mechanic on Ellsworth's expedition.
case of petrels and other flying seabirds, the ability to nest on nunataks may have allowed them the ability to stay on the continent during the glacial period and fly down to the edge of the ice for food. However, this was most likely not the case with colony forming species such as the Adélie penguin and the Antarctic elephant seal.
The Antarctic elephant seal was likely a resident of the Antarctic continent (Victoria Land) 7,500–8,000 years ago. However, an advance of ice 1000 years ago drove them away to the