Ichev Nunatak

Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

Ichev Nunatak (Bulgarian: Ичев нунатак, \'i-chev 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky hill rising to 1800 m in the northwestern periphery of Nimitz Glacier in Ellsworth Mountains. It is named after Milan Ichev, geologist and builder at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2000/01 and subsequent seasons.

Location

Ichev Nunatak is located at 78°37′05.4″S 86°19′06″W / 78.618167°S 86.31833°W / -78.618167; -86.31833Coordinates: 78°37′05.4″S 86°19′06″W / 78.618167°S 86.31833°W / -78.618167; -86.31833, which is 4.83 km north of Mount Klayn and 12.88 km southeast of Ereta Peak in Bastien Range, and 15.42 km west of Mount Slaughter in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Ichev Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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