St. Theodosius Nunatak Explained

St. Theodosius Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Св. Теодосий, ‘Nunatak Sv. Teodosiy’ \'nu-na-tak sve-'ti te-o-'do-siy\) is the mostly ice-free ridge extending 1.9 km in northeast-southwest direction and 1 km wide, rising to 430 m[1] on the west side of Havre Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It surmounts Lennon Glacier to the north and Pipkov Glacier to the south-southeast.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian cleric and hermit St. Theodosius of Tarnovo (1300-1363), in connection with the settlement of Teodosievo in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

St. Theodosius Nunatak is located at -69.2203°N -72.0767°W, which is 3.13 km east-northeast of Buneva Point, 8.86 km south-southwest of Saint George Peak, 5.6 km west of Kutev Peak and 8.4 km northwest of Simon Peak. British mapping in 1991.

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Notes and References

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