Altsek Nunatak (Nunatak Altsek \'nu-na-tak al-'tsek\) is a 170-metre-high (560 ft) rocky hill projecting from the Murgash Glacier in Dryanovo Heights on Greenwich Island, Antarctica. The peak is named after Khan Altsek, whose Bulgars settled in Italy in the 7th century AD.
Location edit
The peak is located at 62°29′41.6″S 59°52′43″W / 62.494889°S 59.87861°W which is 1.96 km northeast of Yovkov Point, 740 m southeast of Lloyd Hill, 970 m east of Kotrag Nunatak, 1.6 km west by north of Tile Ridge and 2.5 km north-northwest of Kaspichan Point.
See also edit
Maps edit
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
References edit
- Altsek Nunatak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Reference Map
External links edit
- Altsek Nunatak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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