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nunatak
nu·na·tak N5217550 (no͞o′nə-täk′)n. A peak, ridge, or hill of bedrock that protrudes from a glacier's surface.
[West Greenlandic Inuit nunataq.]nunatak (ˈnʌnəˌtæk) n (Physical Geography) an isolated mountain peak projecting through the surface of surrounding glacial ice and supporting a distinct fauna and flora after recession of the ice[C19: via Danish from Inuktitut]Translations
Nunatak
nunatak[′nən·ə‚tak] (geology) An isolated hill, knob, ridge, or peak of bedrock projecting prominently above the surface of a glacier and completely surrounded by glacial ice. Nunatak (an Eskimo word), an isolated rocky peak that projects above the surface of a glacier where the ice cover is relatively thin. Nunataks are common along the rim of the ice caps of Greenland and Antarctica. |