NewsTop Stories

Antarctic nunatak named for UTAS geology founding father

An icebound island of Antarctica has been named after the University of Tasmania's foundation professor of geology. The Carey Nunatak, named for professor Samuel Warren Carey, lies 360 kilometres northeast of Davis Station, which is an Australian-administered island just off the icy southern continent. 'Nunatak' is the Inuit word for a rocky protrusion of mountain jutting out of the ice.

Please login below to view content or subscribe now.

Membership Login

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Back to top button

To continue onto Campus Review, please select your institution.