Benkovski Nunatak

Benkovski Nunatak

Benkovski Nunatak (en-'kov-ski 'nu-na-tak) is a rocky peak of elevation 450 m projecting from the ice cap of Greenwich Island in the northeast extremity of Breznik Heights. Situated 1 km west-southwest of Bogdan Ridge, and 600 m north of Parchevich Ridge. Overlooking Gruev Cove to the east. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. The peak was named after Georgi Benkovski (1843-76), a leader of the 1876 April Uprising for Bulgarian independence.

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* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer] .
* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]


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  • Georgi Benkovski — ( bg. Георги Бенковски; 1843–12 May 1876) was the pseudonym of Gavril Gruev Hlatev (Гаврил Груев Хлътев), a Bulgarian revolutionary and leading figure in the organization and direction of the Bulgarian anti Ottoman April Uprising of 1876 and… …   Wikipedia

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  • Parchevich Ridge — (Parchevich Rid par che vich rid) is a partly ice free ridge of elevation 370 m situated in Breznik Heights north of Hardy Cove, 600 m south of Benkovski Nunatak, and 1.7 km southwest of Santa Cruz Point on Greenwich Island, Antarctica. Bulgarian …   Wikipedia

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