💠 Lewis Chain

Antarctica · Antarctica · 80.38°S, 26.83°W

The Lewis Chain is a chain of four rock nunataks on the west side of Gordon Glacier in the Shackleton Range of Antarctica. It was first mapped by the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition (CTAE) in 1957, and was photographed by the U.S. Navy in 1967. The chain was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee for Squadron Leader John H. Lewis, Royal Air Force (RAF), senior pilot of the RAF contingent of the CTAE, 1956–58.

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Country	Antarctica
Continent / region	Antarctica
Coordinates (approx.)	80.38°S, 26.83°W · view on map

Lewis Chain is located in Antarctica, in Antarctica.

More nunataks in Antarctica

Abbey Nunatak · Abel Nunatak · Abele Nunatak · Abrit Nunatak · Ackerman Nunatak · Adams Nunatak · Adit Nunatak · Admirals Nunatak · Aheloy Nunatak · Aitken Nunatak.

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