Atanasoff Nunatak [SEP] continent
Atanasoff Nunatak
Atanasoff Nunatak (Atanasov Nunatak \a-ta-'na-sov 'nu-na-tak\) is a nunatak, a sharp peak rising to 523 m in the east extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak surmounts Huron Glacier to the south and east, and Struma Glacier to the north. The peak is “named in honour of the Bulgarian American John Atanasoff (1903-1995) who constructed the first electronic digital computer”.
Location.
The peak is located at which is
Typically nunataks are the only places where plant life can survive on ice sheets or ice caps. Lifeforms on nunataks are frequently isolated by the surrounding ice or glacier, providing unique habitats.
List.
- Aitken Nunatak
- Åkerlundh Nunatak
- Altsek Nunatak
- Anoritooq
- Appalachia Nunataks
- Arkhangel'skiy Nunataks
- Arrowhead Nunatak
- Atanasoff Nunatak
- Aviator Nunatak
- Belknap Nunatak
- Berg Mountains
- Bon Docteur Nunatak
- Bradley Nunatak
- Branson Nunatak
- Cameron Nunataks
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