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Dufek Head ({{coord|77|37|S|167|42|E|source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}) is an ice-covered headland {{convert|4.4|nmi|0}} northeast of Tyree Head in southern Ross Island. The headland rises to {{convert|620|m|ft}} at the east side of the terminus of Aurora Glacier. It was named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (2000) in association with Tyree Head, after Rear Admiral George J. Dufek, U.S. Navy, Commander of the U.S. Naval Support Force Antarctica, 1954–1959.[1]Dufek Coast, Dufek Massif, and Dufek Mountain are also named for Dufek. References1. ^{{cite gnis|type=antarid|id=17905|name=Dufek Head|accessdate=2012-02-01}}
{{usgs-gazetteer|id=17905}}{{RossIsland-geo-stub}} 1 : Headlands of Ross Island |