Chipev Nunatak

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Chipev Nunatak (Bulgarian: Чипев нунатак, ‘Chipev Nunatak’ \'chi-pev 'nu-na-tak\) is the narrow, rocky hill extending 2.9 km in north-south direction and rising to 800 m on the east side of Edgeworth Glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The nunatak is named after Nesho Chipev (b. 1953), biologist at St. Kliment Ohridski base during the 1994/95 and subsequent seasons.

Location

Chipev Nunatak is located at 64°16′34″S 59°46′33″W / 64.27611°S 59.77583°W / -64.27611; -59.77583Coordinates: 64°16′34″S 59°46′33″W / 64.27611°S 59.77583°W / -64.27611; -59.77583, which is 3.6 km south of Kopriva Peak, 8.1 km northwest of Dolen Peak, 6,92 km east by north of Trave Peak and 7.36 km southeast of Paramun Buttress.

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References

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


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