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Discoduratere Nunatak

Coordinates: 62°15′00″S 59°05′44″W / 62.25000°S 59.09556°W / -62.25000; -59.09556
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Location of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands

Discoduratere Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Дискодуратере, romanizedNunatak Discoduratere, IPA: [ˈnunɐtak ˈdiskodurɐtɛrɛ]) is the rocky hill extending 180 m in southeast–northwest direction and 150 m wide, rising to 76 m at Quesada Cove on the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.[1]

The feature is named after the ancient Roman emporium and fortress of Discoduratere in Northern Bulgaria.[1]

Location

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Discoduratere Nunatak is centred at 62°15′00″S 59°05′44″W / 62.25000°S 59.09556°W / -62.25000; -59.09556, which is 940 m southeast of Baklan Point, 680 m south-southwest of Meana Point and 3.07 km southwest of Cariz Point. British mapping of the area in 1968.

Maps

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Discoduratere 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.