nunatak
noun[C]
geologyspecializeduk/ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/us/ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/rockor amountainthatsticksup above thelevelof anareaoficeorsnow:
冰原岛峰C3 is the mostsoutherlynunatak in the ColbertMountains.C3是科尔伯特山脉最南端的冰原岛峰。
- "Nunatak"means"lonelymountain" inInuit.
- Nunataks arepromontoriesthatprojectabove thesurfaceof aglacier.
- Certainplantssurvivedglaciationon nunataks.
- There are severaladjacentpeaksexactlylike this nunatak.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- landform
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes