Yordanov Nunatak

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Yordanov Nunatak (Bulgarian: Йорданов нунатак, ‘Yordanov Nunatak’ \yor-da-'nov 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky peak rising to 800 m on the coast of Borima Bay, between Jorum Glacier and Minzuhar Glacier on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica.

The feature is named after Yordan Yordanov, engineer at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2001/02 and base commander in subsequent seasons.

Location

Yordanov Nunatak is located at 65°11′32″S 62°10′01″W / 65.19222°S 62.16694°W / -65.19222; -62.16694Coordinates: 65°11′32″S 62°10′01″W / 65.19222°S 62.16694°W / -65.19222; -62.16694, which is 6.9 km southwest of St. Angelariy Peak, 8.82 km west of Diralo Point and 10.55 km northwest of Caution Point. British mapping in 1974.

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References

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


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