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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Discoduratere Nunatak

Discoduratere Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Дискодуратере, romanizedNunatak Discoduratere, IPA: [ˈnunɐtak ˈdiskodurɐtɛrɛ]) is the rocky hill extending 180 m in southeast–northwest direction and 150 m wide, rising to 76 m at Quesada Cove on the north coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

The feature is named after the ancient Roman emporium and fortress of Discoduratere in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Discoduratere Nunatak is centred at 62°15′00″S 59°05′44″W / 62.25000°S 59.09556°W / -62.25000; -59.09556, which is 940 m southeast of Baklan Point, 680 m south-southwest of Meana Point and 3.07 km southwest of Cariz Point. British mapping of the area in 1968.

Maps

Notes

  1. ^ Discoduratere Nunatak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

References

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