Kovil Nunatak (Bulgarian: Ковилски нунатак, ‘Kovilski Nunatak’ \'ko-vil-ski 'nu-na-tak\) is the rock-tipped hill of elevation 2041 m[1] projecting from the ice cap west of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the settlement of Kovil in Southern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Kovil Nunatak is located at 78°02′20.3″S 87°02′59″W / 78.038972°S 87.04972°W, which is 24.93 km west of Mount Goldthwait, 12.68 km northwest of Mount Hubley and 15.46 km southeast of Helfert Nunatak. US mapping in 1961.
Maps edit
- 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 edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Kovil Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Kovil 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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