López Nunatak
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López Nunatak is a rocky ridge of elevation 275 m forming the north extremity of Breznik Heights
, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica and surmounting Fuerza Aérea Glacier
to the south-southwest, and Ash Point
and the Chilean Antarctic base Arturo Prat
to the northwest.
The feature was charted by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition and subsequently named after First Lieutenant Sergio López Angulo, Communications Officer in the expedition frigate Iquique.
and 1.87 km north-northeast of Rousseau Peak
(British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Breznik Heights
Breznik Heights rises to over 600 m in the southeast part of Greenwich Island. They extend 12 km between Santa Cruz Point in the north east and the base of the moraine spit at the mouth of Yankee Harbour in the southwest...
, Greenwich Island in the 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...
, Antarctica and surmounting Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Fuerza Aérea Glacier
Fuerza Aérea Glacier is a glacier on Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica extending 4.5 km in northeast-southwest direction and 2 km in southeast-northwest direction and draining the northwest slopes of Breznik Heights to flow northwestwards into Discovery Bay.The...
to the south-southwest, and Ash Point
Ash Point
Ash Point is a rounded low ice-free point forming the southeast side of the entrance to Discovery Bay in the northeast of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of...
and the Chilean Antarctic base Arturo Prat
Captain Arturo Prat Base
Captain Arturo Prat Base is a Chilean Antarctic research base located at Iquique Cove, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Opened February 6, 1947, it is the oldest Chilean Antarctic station. Until March 1, 2006, it was a base of the Chilean Navy, on which date it was handed...
to the northwest.
The feature was charted by the 1947 Chilean Antarctic Expedition and subsequently named after First Lieutenant Sergio López Angulo, Communications Officer in the expedition frigate Iquique.
Location
The peak is located at 62°28′57.8"S 59°38′31"W which is 4.38 km northwest of Bogdan RidgeBogdan Ridge
Bogdan Ridge is a conspicuous rocky ridge of elevation 440 m forming the northeast extremity of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
and 1.87 km north-northeast of Rousseau Peak
Rousseau Peak
Rousseau Peak is a peak rising to 272 m in the north of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica and surmounting Sotos Point to the west-northwest and Fuerza Aérea Glacier to the north, west and south...
(British mapping in 1968, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
