Pripor Nunatak

Pripor Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Припор, ‘Nunatak Pripor’ \'nu-na-tak 'pri-por\) is the ridge extending 3 km in northeast-southwest direction and 600 m wide, rising to 370 m^[1] on the southwest side of Lassus Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It is crescent-shaped facing south-southeast, with steep and mostly ice-free northwest slopes, and surmounts Lazarev Bay to the northwest. The feature is named after the historical settlement of Pripor in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location[edit]

The ridge is located at 69°38′08″S 71°41′51″W / 69.63556°S 71.69750°W / -69.63556; -71.69750, which is 4 km south-southeast of Faulkner Nunatak, 3.86 km southwest of Beagle Peak and 8.23 km northwest of Mount Morley.

Maps[edit]

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes[edit]

^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References[edit]

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

External links[edit]

Pripor Nunatak. Copernix satellite image

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

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[REMA-1] Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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