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Nikola Peak (Bulgarian: връх Никола, romanized: vrah Nikola) is the sharp, partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2550 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).

Location

Nikola Peak is located at 77°56′40″S 85°52′48″W / 77.94444°S 85.88000°W / -77.94444; -85.88000, 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.

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