Whetter Nunatak

Whetter Nunatak (66°58′S 143°1′E) is a small rock outcrop on the coastal ice slopes near the sea, situated 8 nautical miles (15 km) east-northeast of Cape Denison on the east shore of Commonwealth Bay. Discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named it for Dr. Leslie Whetter, a surgeon with the expedition.

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


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