Nauchene Nunatak

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Nauchene Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Научене, ‘Nunatak Nauchene’ \'nu-na-tak na-'u-che-ne\) is the mostly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 1.2 km in northwest-southeast direction, 600 m wide and rising to 800 m in lower Rickmers Glacier in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is named after the settlement of Nauchene in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Nauchene Nunatak is located at 66°13′05″S 64°55′46″W / 66.21806°S 64.92944°W / -66.21806; -64.92944Coordinates: 66°13′05″S 64°55′46″W / 66.21806°S 64.92944°W / -66.21806; -64.92944, which is 3.5 km south-southwest of Dodunekov Peak and 2.6 km northeast of Ezerets Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.

References

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

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

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