Bauhs Nunatak

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Bauhs Nunatak (84°12′S 163°24′E / 84.200°S 163.400°E / -84.200; 163.400Coordinates: 84°12′S 163°24′E / 84.200°S 163.400°E / -84.200; 163.400) is a prominent nunatak, 2,225 metres (7,300 ft) high, at the north side of Walcott Neve, about 3.5 nautical miles (6 km) south-southeast of Mount Sirius. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Luvern R. Bauhs, a United States Antarctic Research Program ionospheric scientist at South Pole Station, 1959.[1]

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 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Bauhs Nunatak" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).


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