Feature Name (see definition): Marvin Nunatak

Feature Class (see definition): Summit

Country Code (see definition): AQ (Antarctica)

Feature ID (see definition): 9509

Primary Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 77° 46' 00" S

Primary Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds (see definition): 160° 03' 00" E

Primary Latitude in decimal degrees (see definition): -77.7666667

Primary Longitude in decimal degrees (see definition): 160.05

Elevation (see definition): 2090

Decision Year (see definition): 01/01/1992

Description (see definition): A prominent nunatak 1 mi S of Depot Nunatak, rising to 2,090 m on the W side of Cassidy Glacier, to the W of Quartermain Mountains in Victoria Land. Presumably first seen by British National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE), 1901-04, from nearby Depot Nunatak. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) in 1992 after Ursula B. Marvin, Smithsonian Astrophysical Laboratory, Cambridge, MA; field party member, Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) expedition to Victoria Land, 1978-79 and 1981-82; field work at Seymour Island, 1984-85; member of the Advisory Committee to the Division of Polar Programs, NSF, from 1983.

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