Nikola Peak (, ) is the sharp, partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2405 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the side ridge that trends 9.15 km from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range east-northeastwards to Robinson Pass. It surmounts Sabazios Glacier to the north.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Kapitan Dyado Nikola (Nikola Filipovski, 1800–1856).
See also Mountains in Antarctica
Location Nikola Peak is located at , which is 3.6 km northeast of Mount Dalrymple, 2.26 km north of Malasar Peak and 2.48 km west-southwest of Duridanov Peak. US mapping in 1961.
Maps Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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References Nikola Peak SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian) Basic data (in English)
External links Nikola Peak. Copernix satellite image