Arctowski Nunatak

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Arctowski Nunatak (65°6′S, 60°0′W) is a nunatak 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Hertha Nunatak in the Seal Nunataks group, off the east coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Charted by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition under Nordenskjold during a sledge journey in 1902, and named by him for Henryk Arctowski, Polish geologist, oceanographer, and meteorologist of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition, 1897-99.

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