Lepley Nunatak (73°7′S 90°19′W) is a small yet conspicuous rocky nunatak 2 nautical miles (4 km) southwest of Dendtler Island, lying near the inner part and eastern end of the Abbot Ice Shelf, Antarctica. It was first sighted on February 9, 1961 from helicopters of the USS Glacier (AGB-4) and USS Staten Island (AGB-5), and was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for Larry K. Lepley, an oceanographer of the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, who with three others was marooned at this nunatak, February 12–15, 1961, by a severe wind and snowstorm.
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