Nell Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Nell Peak (Bulgarian: връх Нел, romanizedvrah Nel, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈnɛɫ]) is the partly ice-free peak rising to 1432 m[1] near the north end of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the British geologist Philip Nell, a member of the joint BAS-Bulgarian field party on Alexander Island in the 1987/88 season.

Location

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Nell Peak is located at 77°25′50.5″S 85°59′39″W / 77.430694°S 85.99417°W / -77.430694; -85.99417, which is 4.93 km north of Mount Weems, 9.07 km east-northeast of Mount Lymburner, 9.4 km southeast of Mount Liavaag and 14.4 km south of Lanz Peak. US mapping in 1961.

See also

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Maps

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  • 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.

Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.