Telerig Nunatak

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Telerig Nunatak (Nunatak Telerig \'nu-na-tak te-le-'rig\) is a rocky peak of elevation 170 m projecting from the ice cap of Greenwich Island, Antarctica in the SW extremity of Dryanovo Heights.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian ruler Khan Telerig, 768-777 AD.

[edit] Location

The nunatek is located at 62°29′34″S, 59°55′36″W which is 1.6 km SE of Kerseblept Nunatak, 1.68 km SSE of Panagyurishte Nunatak, and 1.9 km W of Lloyd Hill (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05).

[edit] External links

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

• Reference Map

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.