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Horsa Nunataks

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68°56′S 70°18′W / 68.933°S 70.300°W / -68.933; -70.300
nunataks
Roberts Ice Piedmont
Mount Calais
Alexander Island
Antarctica
British Graham Land Expedition
John Rymill
Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey
Hengist Nunatak
Hengist and Horsa
Saxon
England
Ceres Nunataks
Quaver Nunatak
Titan Nunatak
"Horsa Nunataks"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
United States Department of the Interior
public domain material
"Horsa Nunataks"
Geographic Names Information System
United States Geological Survey
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Alexander Island
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