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At Merger, a "nunatak" or rocky peak sticking out of the ice, the only evidence of a visit by U.S. scientists in 1975 is a tiny metal stake covered by a pile of rocks.— Reuters: Top News
At one time to-day I think Scott meant trying the right hand of the island or nunatak, but as we rose this was obviously impossible, for there is a huge mass of pressure coming down there.— The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913
Scott had considered at one time going up to westward of the nunatak, but this appeared more chaotic than the other side.— The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913
We made for a slope close to the end of the island or nunatak, where Shackleton must have got up also; it is obviously the only place when you look at it from a commanding rise.— The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913
We saw the stratification on the nunatak which Shackleton supposed to be coal: there was also much sandstone and red granite.— The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913

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