Nell Peak Explained

Nell Peak (Bulgarian: връх Нел|vrah Nel, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx ˈnɛɫ/) is the partly ice-free peak rising to 1432 m^[1] near the north end of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the British geologist Philip Nell, a member of the joint BAS-Bulgarian field party on Alexander Island in the 1987/88 season.

Location

Nell Peak is located at -77.4307°N -85.9942°W, which is 4.93 km north of Mount Weems, 9.07 km east-northeast of Mount Lymburner, 9.4 km southeast of Mount Liavaag and 14.4 km south of Lanz Peak. US mapping in 1961.

See also

• Mountains in Antarctica

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.

External links

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

External links

• Nell Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

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