Ravulya Nunatak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Ravulya Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Равуля, ‘Nunatak Ravulya’ \'nu-na-tak ra-'vu-lya\) is the rocky hill of elevation 1390 m projecting from the ice cap in the northern periphery of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after Ravulya Peak and Golyama (Big) Ravulya Peak in Lozen Mountain, Bulgaria.

Location

Ravulya Nunatak is located at 77°13′32.2″S 86°21′25″W / 77.225611°S 86.35694°W / -77.225611; -86.35694Coordinates: 77°13′32.2″S 86°21′25″W / 77.225611°S 86.35694°W / -77.225611; -86.35694, which is 13.88 km north of Mount Holmboe and 11 km northwest of Lanz Peak. US mapping in 1961.

Maps

Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Ravulya 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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