Rayko Nunatak

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Rayko Nunatak (Bulgarian: Райков нунатак, ‘Raykov Nunatak’ \'ray-kov 'nu-na-tak\) is the rocky hill rising to 750 m in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, surmounting Diplock Glacier to the north and Zavera Snowfield to the southeast.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian poet Rayko Zhinzifov (1839–1877).

Location

Rayko Nunatak is located at 64°02′15″S 58°55′02″W / 64.03750°S 58.91722°W / -64.03750; -58.91722Coordinates: 64°02′15″S 58°55′02″W / 64.03750°S 58.91722°W / -64.03750; -58.91722, which is 6.67 km south-southeast of Povien Peak, 2.3 km south of Bezenšek Spur, 6.04 km southwest of Mount Roberts and 6.9 km northeast of Petkov Nunatak.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Rayko Nunatak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

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