nunatak
noun [ C ] geology specialized uk/ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/ us/ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/
冰原岛峰
rock or a mountain that sticks up above the level of an area of ice or snow
C3 is the most southerly nunatak in the Colbert Mountains. C3是科尔伯特山脉最南端的冰原岛峰。
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- "Nunatak" means "lonely mountain" in Inuit.
- Nunataks are promontories that project above the surface of a glacier.
- Certain plants survived glaciation on nunataks.
- There are several adjacent peaks exactly like this nunatak.