Location of Trinity Peninsula.
Urguri Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Ургури, ‘Nunatak Urguri’ \'nu-na-tak ur-'gu-ri\) is the rocky hill rising to 574 m[1] in the east foothills of Laclavère Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is overlooking Mott Snowfield to the north.
The nunatak is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Urguri in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Urguri Nunatak is located at 63°26′28″S 57°34′10″W / 63.44111°S 57.56944°W, which is 2.49 km west by north of Abrit Nunatak, 3.72 km north of Theodolite Hill and 7.5 km south of Fidase Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes
- ↑ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Urguri Nunatak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Urguri Nunatak. Copernix satellite image
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