Petkov Nunatak
Petkov Nunatak ([Петков нунатак] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), ‘Petkov Nunatak’ \pet-'kov 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky hill rising to 800 m in the west part of Zavera Snowfield, in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica
The nunatak is named after Nikola Petkov (b. 1951), geologist at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 1995/96 and subsequent seasons, and program organizer of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute.
Location
Petkov Nunatak is located at 64°05′21″S 58°59′43″W / 64.08917°S 58.99528°W, which is 6.9 km southwest of Rayko Nunatak, 15.32 km north-northwest of Mount Wild, 2.73 km north of Huma Nunatak and 7.11 km east by north of Lobosh Peak.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Petkov Nunatak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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