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Somers Nunatak

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Somers Nunatak (67°28′S 67°16′W) is a nunatak rising to about 600 m on the west edge of Reid Glacier, Arrowsmith Peninsula, Loubet Coast. The feature provides a useful vantage point near several geological localities. Following geological work in the area by British Antarctic Survey (BAS), 1980–81, named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Geoffrey Usher Somers, BAS general assistant at Rothera Station, 1978–81, who assisted in the work.

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

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