Okskaya Nunatak

Okskaya Nunatak (71°58′S 13°47′E / 71.967°S 13.783°E / -71.967; 13.783Coordinates: 71°58′S 13°47′E / 71.967°S 13.783°E / -71.967; 13.783) is an elongated nunatak, 2,295 m, at the north end of Rimekalvane Nunataks in the Weyprecht Mountains, Queen Maud Land. It was discovered and plotted from air photos by German Antarctic Expedition (1938–39). mapped from air photos and surveys by Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1956–60), remapped by Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1960–61) and named presumedly after the river Oka.

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


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