Kukeri Nunataks

Kukeri Nunataks

Kukeri Nunataks (Kukerski Nunatatsi 'ku-ker-ski 'nu-na-ta-tsi) are a pair of rocky peaks of elevation 320 m in middle Huron Glacier Livingston Island; 150 m away from each other.

Named after the Bulgarian folkloric masked ritual of ‘Kukeri.’

Location

They are located at coord|62|38|07|S|60|05|17|W| which is 3.7 km E of Kuzman Knoll, 700 m N of Nestinari Nunataks, 2.7 km SE of Atanasoff Nunatak and 2 km W of Godech Nunatak (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 from the Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey).

External links

* [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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