Mikov Nunatak

Mikov Nunatak (Bulgarian: Миков нунатак, romanized: Mikov nunatak, IPA: [ˈmikof ˈnunɐtak]) is the rocky ridge 1.35 km long in northwest–southeast direction and 590 m wide, rising to 750 m[1] in the upper course of Zaychar Glacier and linked on the northwest to Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The feature is named after Miki Mikov, the radio engineer at St. Kliment Ohridski base during the 1994/95 Bulgarian Antarctic campaign, which set the longterm directions of the Bulgarian Antarctic research.[2]

Location

Mikov Nunatak is located at 64°30′39.4″S 60°24′21″W, which is 2.47 km southwest of Batkun Peak in Grivitsa Ridge and 1.73 km north of the summit of Kableshkov Ridge. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
  2. Mikov Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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


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