Nauchene Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Научене, ‘Nunatak Nauchene’ \'nu-na-tak na-'u-che-ne\) is the mostly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 1.2 km in northwest-southeast direction, 600 m wide and rising to 1163 m[1] in lower Rickmers Glacier in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is named after the settlement of Nauchene in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Location

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Nauchene Nunatak is located at 66°13′05″S 64°55′46″W / 66.21806°S 64.92944°W / -66.21806; -64.92944, which is 3.5 km south-southwest of Dodunekov Bluff and 2.6 km northeast of Ezerets Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

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.
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.

Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

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