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Lyubimets Nunatak 
Summary
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 963 m[1] 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.
Location edit
The ridge is located at 69°42′37″S 70°57′46″W / 69.71028°S 70.96278°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 edit
- 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
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Lyubimets Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links edit
- Lyubimets Nunatak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.