Haag Nunataks
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The Haag Nunataks (77°0′S 78°18′W / 77.000°S 78.300°W) in Antarctica are a group of three, low, nearly north-south alighed knolls, known as nunataks.[1][2] All three nunataks contain small, less than 2 km2 (0.77 mi2) in total area, outcrops of granitic bedrock. The bedrock outcrops that occur in the Haag Nunataks are the only known exposures of Precambrian rocks in West Antarctica.[3][4]
These nunataks have been mapped in the past as Monte Haag, Mount Haag, and Mount Joseph Haag. The Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition (1947–48), led by Finn Ronne, discovered these nunataks. Initially, Finn Ronne named them Mount Haag for Joseph Haag, head of Todd Shipyards, New York City, built the expedition's ship. Mount Haag was amended by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) to Haag Nunataks because aerial photographs obtained by U.S. Navy Squadron VX-6 in 1966 show the feature to be a group of nunataks, not a mountain,[1]
The Haag Nunataks are part of a very large ice rise, known as the Fowler Ice Rise, that lies between Evans Ice Stream and Carlson Inlet, in the southwest part of Ronne Ice Shelf. The Fowler Ice Rise is completely ice covered except for the Haag Nunataks. Fowler Ridge was named by US-ACAN for Capt. Alfred N. Fowler, USN (Ret.), Commander, U.S. Naval Support Force, Antarctica, 1972-74.[1][2]