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Urguri Nunatak

Urguri Nunatak (Bulgarian: нунатак Ургури, ‘Nunatak Urguri’ \'nu-na-tak ur-'gu-ri) is the rocky hill rising to 560 m in the east foothills of Laclavère Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is overlooking Mott Snowfield to the north.

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The nunatak is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Urguri in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Urguri Nunatak is located at 63°26′28″S 57°34′10″W, which is 2.49 km west by north of Abrit Nunatak, 3.72 km north of Theodolite Hill and 7.5 km south of Fidase Peak. 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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