Distribution
Nunataks have only been identified on Earth, e.g., in Antarctica and in Iceland (Fig. 1).
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Hargitai, H., Kereszturi, Á. (2014). Nunatak. In: Encyclopedia of Planetary Landforms. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9213-9_520-1
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