Rambo Nunataks

Rambo Nunataks (83°57′S 66°20′W / 83.950°S 66.333°W / -83.950; -66.333Coordinates: 83°57′S 66°20′W / 83.950°S 66.333°W / -83.950; -66.333) is a loose chain of nunataks which lie northwest of Patuxent Range and extend along the west side of the Foundation Ice Stream for 17 nautical miles (31 km) in the Pensacola Mountains. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1956-66. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for William L. Rambo, geophysicist in the Pensacola Mountains, 1965-66.

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