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Nicolai Peak (Bulgarian: връх Николай, romanized: vrah Nikolay, IPA: [ˈvrɤx nikoˈɫaj]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1342 m[1] in Havre Mountains, northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free southwest slopes, and surmounts Lennon Glacier to the north and east, and Pipkov Glacier to the south.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian opera singer Elena Nicolai (Stoyanka Nikolova, 1905-1993).

Location

Nicolai Peak is located at 69°12′18″S 71°52′39″W, which is 11.18 km east-northeast of Buneva Point, 13.5 km southeast of Cape Vostok, 6.54 km southwest of Satovcha Peak and 7 km north-northeast of Simon Peak. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

• 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

References

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

External links

• Nicolai Peak. Copernix satellite image

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

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Der Nicolai Peak (englisch; bulgarisch връх Николай .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}wrach Nikolaj) ist ein 1300 m hoher und vereister Berg in den Havre Mountains im Norden der Alexander-I.-Insel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Er ragt 11,18 km ostnordöstlich des Buneva Point, 13,5 km südöstlich des Kap Wostok, 6,54 km südwestlich des Satovcha Peak und 7 km nordnordöstlich des Simon Peak auf. Der Lennon-Gletscher liegt nördlich und östlich, der Pipkow-Gletscher südlich von ihm. Seine steilen Südwesthänge sind teilweise unvereist.

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