Pair of rocky peaks in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Nestinari Nunataks from Komini Peak .
Topographic map of Livingston Island
Nestinari Nunataks (Nestinarski Nunatatsi \ne-sti-'nar-ski 'nu-na-ta-tsi\) are a pair of rocky peaks of elevation 470 m and 520 m in middle Huron Glacier , Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands , Antarctica . Situated in the north foothills of Tangra Mountains , 210 m away from each other.
They are named after the Greco-Bulgarian folkloric ritual of ‘Nestinari ’ involving barefoot dancing on live embers.[ 1]
Location
The higher nunatak is located at 62°38′43.5″S 60°05′19.5″W / 62.645417°S 60.088750°W / -62.645417; -60.088750 , which is 2.55 km east of Lozen Nunatak , 3.88 km east-southeast of Kuzman Knoll , 1.1 km northwest of Plana Peak , 2.6 km north-northeast of Levski Peak and 1.49 km east-northeast of Ravda Peak (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 , and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.