Mirfak Nunatak (81°58′S 156°5′E / 81.967°S 156.083°E) is a nunatak near the Antarctic polar plateau, 10 nautical miles (19 km) southwest of Vance Bluff. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names after the USNS Mirfak, a cargo vessel in the U.S. convoy to McMurdo Sound in Operation Deep Freeze 1963.[1]
This article incorporates public domain material from "Mirfak Nunatak". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.