Godech Nunatak
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Godech Nunatak is a rocky 410m peak in lower Huron Glacier
Huron Glacier
Huron Glacier is a 7.7 km long and 3.5 km wide glacial flow on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The glacier is bounded by Bowles Ridge to the north, Wörner Gap to the west and Tangra Mountains to the south, receiving ice influx from several tributary glaciers...

, in the north foothills of Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...

 on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...

 in Antarctica. The peak is named after the town of Godech in Western Bulgaria.

Location

The peak is located at 62°38′10"S 60°02′59.5"W which is 570 m west of Cherepish Ridge
Cherepish Ridge
Cherepish Ridge is a narrow rocky 1.1 km ridge rising to 650 m. The ridge runs in the south to north direction from the north of Intuition Peak, in the Tangra Mountains of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...

, 1.97 km east of Kukeri Nunataks
Kukeri Nunataks
Kukeri Nunataks are a pair of rocky peaks of elevation 320 m in middle Huron Glacier, Livingston Island...

, 3.1 km southeast of Zlatograd Rock
Zlatograd Rock
Zlatograd Rock is a rocky 240 m peak forming the eastern extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Struma Glacier to the northwest and Huron Glacier to the southeast...

 and 2.5 km west-southwest of Yana Point
Yana Point
Yana Point is the point forming the west side of the entrance to Bruix Cove in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...

 (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009 from the Tangra 2004/05
Tangra 2004/05
The Tangra 2004/05 Expedition was commissioned by the Antarctic Place-names Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, managed by the Manfred Wörner Foundation, and supported by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy...

 topographic survey).

Maps

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