Nichols Rock (75°23′S 139°13′W) is a rock on the west side of Kinsey Ridge, which lies in the middle of Strauss Glacier in Marie Byrd Land. Mapped by United States Geological Survey (USGS) from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1959-65. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Clayton W. Nichols, geophysicist at Byrd Station, 1969-70.
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Nichols Rock" (content from the Geographic Names Information System).
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