Dodunekov Bluff Explained

Dodunekov Bluff (Bulgarian: Додунеков рид|Dodunekov rid, in Bulgarian pronounced as /doˈdunɛkov ˈrid/) is the ice-covered bluff rising to 1382 m^[1] in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free southwest slopes, and surmounts Caulfield Glacier to the north and Rickmers Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after Stefan Dodunekov (1945-2012), for his support for the Bulgarian Antarctic topographic surveys and mapping.

Location

Dodunekov Bluff is located at -66.1897°N -64.8978°W, which is 21.65 km east-southeast of Lens Peak, 12.77 km southeast of Coblentz Peak and 21 km north of Richardson Nunatak. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Dodunekov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links

• Dodunekov Bluff. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.