Mountain in Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of northern Sentinel Range.
Nikola Peak (Bulgarian : връх Никола , romanized : vrah Nikola , IPA: [ˈvrɤx niˈkɔɫɐ] ) is the sharp, partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains , Antarctica rising to 2405 m[ 1] 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).
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Location
Nikola Peak is located at 77°56′40″S 85°52′48″W / 77.94444°S 85.88000°W / -77.94444; -85.88000 , 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 updated.
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.