Symes Nunatak

Symes Nunatak (72°30′S 164°55′E / 72.500°S 164.917°E / -72.500; 164.917Coordinates: 72°30′S 164°55′E / 72.500°S 164.917°E / -72.500; 164.917) is a nunatak near the middle of Evans Neve in Victoria Land, situated 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Mount Staley. Named by the New Zealand Antarctic Place-Names Committee (NZ-APC) in 1983 after J. Symes, geological assistant in R.A. Cooper's New Zealand Antarctic Research Program (NZARP) geological field party to the area, 1974-75.

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