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nunatak

/nuhn-uh-tak/US // ˈnʌn əˌtæk //UK // (ˈnʌnəˌtæk) //

努纳塔克

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a hill or mountain that has been completely encircled by a glacier.

Examples

  • While we were there, I decided to go and look in this moraine close to the nunatak to see if I could find any micrometeorites.

  • I was on the Antarctic Search for Meteorites expedition and we were due to search this nunatak for meteorites.

  • To the north-west, behind us, a projecting ridge of rock—Madigan Nunatak—came into sight.

  • To increase my excitement Madigan Nunatak came into view for a time in the clear, evening light.

  • A small nunatak slanted like a steel-blue shadow on the side of a white peak to the south-west.

  • Delayed by these and by unfavourable weather, they did not reach Madigan Nunatak until the evening of November 20.

  • On November 21 the party commenced the return journey, moving directly towards Madigan Nunatak to the south-west.