Nikola Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Nikola Peak (Bulgarian: връх Никола, ‘Vrah Nikola’ \'vr&h ni-'ko-la\) is the sharp, partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2550 in the side ridge that trends 9.15 km from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range east-northeastwards to Robinson Pass. It surmounts Sabazios Glacier to the north.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Kapitan Dyado Nikola (Nikola Filipovski, 1800-1856).

Location

Nikola Peak is located at 77°56′40″S 85°52′48″W / 77.94444°S 85.88000°WCoordinates: 77°56′40″S 85°52′48″W / 77.94444°S 85.88000°W, which is 3.6 km northeast of Mount Dalrymple, 2.26 km north of Malasar Peak and 2.48 km west-southwest of Duridanov Peak. US mapping in 1961.

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 upgraded and updated.

References

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

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