# nunatak

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈnʌn.ə.tæk/

## Definitions
1. A mountain top or rocky element of a ridge that is surrounded by glacial ice but is not covered by ice; a peak protruding from the surface ice sheet.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Greenlandic nunataq.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nunatak