Lizard Nunatak

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Lizard Nunatak (69°30′S 71°3′W / 69.500°S 71.050°W / -69.500; -71.050Coordinates: 69°30′S 71°3′W / 69.500°S 71.050°W / -69.500; -71.050) is a nunatak rising to about 800 metres (2,600 ft) situated within the Nichols Snowfield, in the northern portion of Alexander Island, Antarctica. It was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1977 from its shape and in association with Serpent Nunatak lying to the northeast.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Lizard Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-06-25. 

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