Atanasoff Nunatak
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Atanasoff Nunatak (Atanasov Nunatak \a-ta-'na-sov 'nu-na-tak\) is a nunatak, a sharp peak rising to 550 m in the Eastern extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak sumounts the Huron Glacier to the South and East and Struma Glacier to the North. The peak is named in honour of the Bulgarian American John Atanasoff (1903-1995) who constructed the first electronic digital computer.
[edit] Location
The peak is located at which is east of Pirdop Gate, 4.1 km east of the summit of Mount Bowles, 3.37 km northeast of Kuzman Knoll and 7.2 km north by northwest of Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja).
[edit] See also
- Tangra 2004/05
- Livingston Island
- List of Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica
- Antarctic Place-names Commission
[edit] External links
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
