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Hitar Petar Nunatak

Hitar Petar Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Хитър Петър , ‘Nunatak Hitar Petar’ \'nu-na-tak 'hi-t&r 'pe-t&r) is the rocky hill rising to 462 m on the coast of Prince Gustav Channel, facing Alectoria Island and next south of the terminus of Aitkenhead Glacier on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.

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The nunatak is "named after the Bulgarian folkloric hero Hitar Petar (‘Sly Peter’)".

Location

Hitar Petar Nunatak is located at 63°57′58″S 58°42′12″W, which is 7.35 km northeast of Mount Roberts, 4.69 km southeast of Baley Nunatak and 4,35 km south of Tufft Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps

  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
  • 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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    Hitar Petar Nunatak Wikipedia
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