Mount Nubian

Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica

Mount Nubian (78°15′S 166°25′E﻿ / ﻿78.250°S 166.417°E﻿ / -78.250; 166.417) is a sharp point of rock at the end of a ridge formed by a lava flow, situated 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) southeast of Mount Aurora on Black Island, in the Ross Archipelago. The rock forming the mountain is a glossy basalt and appears exceptionally black. Named by the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition (NZGSAE) (1958–59) after a tribe resident in Sudan, and in keeping with Black Island.

This article incorporates public domain material from "Mount Nubian". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

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