NUNATAKER

Noun

nunataker

plural of nunatak

Source: Wiktionary


NUNATAK

Nu"na*tak, n.; pl. -taks (#) (the pl. form Nunatakker is Swedish). [Eskimo nunættak.]

Definition: In Greenland, an insular hill or mountain surrounded by an ice sheet.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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