Kyulevcha Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Кюлевча, ‘Nunatak Kyulevcha’ \'nu-na-tak kyu-'lev-cha\) is the rocky, partly ice-free ridge extending 4.17 km in northwest–southeast direction, 1.2 km wide, and rising to 1740 m[1] between the upper courses of Fleece Glacier and Leppard Glacier on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. The feature is named after the settlement of Kyulevcha in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Kyulevcha Nunatak is located at 65°57′45″S 63°30′33″W / 65.96250°S 63.50917°W, which is 5.9 km west-southwest of Moider Peak, 10.65 km west-northwest of Mount Lagado, and 37 km east of Mount Dewey on Graham Coast. British mapping in 1976.
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Kyulevcha Nunatak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Kyulevcha Nunatak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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