Shield Nunatak

Shield Nunatak (74°33′S 164°30′E) is a prominent nunatak standing at the east side of the terminus of Campbell Glacier on the north shore of Terra Nova Bay, Victoria Land. This feature, a multiple volcanic cone, was so named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE), 1965–66, because it looks like an old Viking shield.

Shield Nunatak is described as a basalt tuya in the Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science.[1]

References
  1. Elias, Scott A.; Mock, Cary J. (2013). "Encyclopedia of Quaternary Science". Elsevier. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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