The McLean Nunataks (67°50′S 143°57′E / 67.833°S 143.950°E / -67.833; 143.950) are a group of three nunataks lying within the western part of Mertz Glacier, Antarctica, near the head. They were discovered by the Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–14) under Douglas Mawson, who named them after Dr. Archibald Lang McLean, the medical officer and bacteriologist with the expedition.[1]

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  1. ↑ "McLean Nunataks". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2013-07-18.

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