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Weikman Nunataks

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Weikman Nunataks (76°30′S 143°59′W) are two nunataks on the divide separating the upper reaches of Balchen Glacier and Crevasse Valley Glacier, in the Ford Ranges of Marie Byrd Land. The nunataks lie 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) east of Mount Perkins. First mapped by the United States Antarctic Service (USAS), 1939-41. Named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) for Edward R. Weikman Jr., CMH2, U.S. Navy, Construction Mechanic at Byrd Station, 1967.

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

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