Killer Nunatak (71°54′S 160°28′E / 71.900°S 160.467°E / -71.900; 160.467) is a granite nunatak, 2,080 metres (6,820 ft) high, near the center of the Emlen Peaks, 5 nautical miles (9 km) northwest of Mount Phelan, in the Usarp Mountains of Antarctica. It was named by the northern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition, 1963–64, for its distinctive outline resembling the dorsal fin of a killer whale.[1]

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  1. ↑ "Killer Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-05-02.

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