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Wordie Nunatak (66°16′S 51°31′E / 66.267°S 51.517°E / -66.267; 51.517) is a rock outcrop 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Biscoe and 4 nautical miles (7 km) east-northeast of Mount Hurley. Discovered in January 1930 by the British Australian New Zealand Antarctic Research Expedition (BANZARE), 1929–31, under Mawson, and named for James M. Wordie.

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Wordie Nunatak (66°16′S 51°31′E / 66.267°S 51.517°E / -66.267; 51.517) is a rock outcrop 4 nautical miles (7 km) southeast of Mount Biscoe and 4 nautical...

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