Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Nell Peak (Bulgarian: връх Нел, romanized: vrah Nel, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈnɛɫ]) is the partly ice-free peak rising to 1432 m[1] near the north end of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the British geologist Philip Nell, a member of the joint BAS-Bulgarian field party on Alexander Island in the 1987/88 season.

Location

Nell Peak is located at 77°25′50.5″S 85°59′39″W / 77.430694°S 85.99417°W / -77.430694; -85.99417, which is 4.93 km north of Mount Weems, 9.07 km east-northeast of Mount Lymburner, 9.4 km southeast of Mount Liavaag and 14.4 km south of Lanz Peak. US mapping in 1961.

See also

Maps

  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes

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

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


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