Nikola Peak

Nikola Peak (Bulgarian: връх Никола, romanized: vrah Nikola, IPA: [ˈvrɤx niˈkɔɫɐ]) is the sharp, partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2405 m in the side ridge that trends 9.15 km from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range east-northeastwards to Robinson Pass. It surmounts Sabazios Glacier to the north.

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Kapitan Dyado Nikola (Nikola Filipovski, 1800–1856).

See also

• Mountains in Antarctica

Location

Nikola Peak is located at 77°56′40″S 85°52′48″W, which is 3.6 km northeast of Mount Dalrymple, 2.26 km north of Malasar Peak and 2.48 km west-southwest of Duridanov Peak. US mapping in 1961.

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.

References

• Nikola Peak SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
• Basic data (in English)

External links

• Nikola Peak. Copernix satellite image

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