Christensen Nunatak

Antarctica / Sector claimed by Argentina/Chile/UK / General Bernardo OHiggins - permanent station of Chile /
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Nunatak 1 mi N of Robertson Island in the Seal Nunataks group, off the E coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Discovered in 1893 by a Norwegian expedition under C.A. Larsen, who named it for Christen Christensen of Sandefjord, Norway, pioneer of modern Antarctic whaling. It was surveyed in 1902 by the SwedAE under Nordenskjold, and in 1947 and 1953 by the FIDS.
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Coordinates:   65°5'38"S   59°33'7"W
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