Lyubimets Nunatak
Lyubimets Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Любимец, ‘Nunatak Lyubimets’ \'nu-na-tak lyu-'bi-mets\) is the partly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 3.9 km in north-northeast to south-southwest direction and 1.8 km wide, rising to 1100 m in Bartók Glacier on the west side of Elgar Uplands in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. The feature is named after the town of Lyubimets in Southern Bulgaria.
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Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
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Satellite image of Alexander Island
Location
The ridge is located at 69°42′37″S 70°57′46″W, which is 6.27 km northwest of Mount Pinafore, 5.62 km northeast of Appalachia Nunataks and 3.9 km south-southwest of Kozhuh Peak.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Lyubimets Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Lyubimets Nunatak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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