Eduard Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Едуард, romanizedNunatak Eduard, IPA: [ˈnunɐtak ˈɛduɐrt]) is the rocky ridge 2.32 km long in northwest–southeast direction and 1.14 km wide, rising to 683 m[1] on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It surmounts Artanes Bay on the east and Vaughan Inlet on the west.[2]

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula

The feature is named after Roman Eduard, boatman at St. Kliment Ohridski base during the 2010/11 and subsequent Bulgarian Antarctic campaigns.[2]

Location

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Eduard Nunatak is located at 65°00′47″S 61°21′08″W / 65.01306°S 61.35222°W / -65.01306; -61.35222, which is 4.6 km northeast of Shiver Point, 8 km east-southeast of Mural Nunatak, 5.7 km southwest of Skilly Peak and 12.5 km west-northwest of Cape Fairweather.

Maps

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  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
  2. ^ a b Eduard Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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