Meda Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Меда, ‘Nunatak Meda’ \'nu-na-tak 'me-da\) is the rocky ridge extending 2.65 km in west-northwest to east-southeast direction, 700 m wide and rising to 1128 m[1] in Attlee Glacier on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after Meda of Odessos (4th century BC), a Thracian princess and wife of Philip II of Macedon.
Location edit
Meda Nunatak is located at 66°13′19″S 63°53′28″W / 66.22194°S 63.89111°W, which is 15.35 km southwest of Bastion Peak, 8.8 km west-northwest of Fitzmaurice Point and 6.52 km northeast of Gluhar Hill. British mapping in 1974.
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory: Graham Land. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19-20. London, 1974.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Meda Nunatak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Meda 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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