Palisade Nunatak


Palisade Nunatak is a substantial rock nunatak just north of Rohss Bay and 2 nautical miles southeast of Hidden Lake on James Ross Island. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey . This distinctive ridge-backed nunatak with vertical columnar structure is the largest outcrop of hard intrusive rock on James Ross Island. Named by United Kingdom Antarctic Place-Names Committee for its resemblance to a palisade.