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Nauchene Nunatak


Nauchene Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Научене, ‘Nunatak Nauchene’ \'nu-na-tak na-'u-che-ne\) is the mostly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 1.2 km in northwest-southeast direction, 600 m wide and rising to 800 m in lower Rickmers Glacier in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is named after the settlement of Nauchene in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Nauchene Nunatak is located at 66°13′05″S 64°55′46″W / 66.21806°S 64.92944°W / -66.21806; -64.92944Coordinates: 66°13′05″S 64°55′46″W / 66.21806°S 64.92944°W / -66.21806; -64.92944, which is 3.5 km south-southwest of Dodunekov Peak and 2.6 km northeast of Ezerets Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

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



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