Srednogorie Heights | |
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| Coordinates: 63°37′00″S 58°42′30″W / 63.61667°S 58.70833°W | |
| Location | Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land |
Srednogorie Heights ( 63°37′00″S 58°42′30″W / 63.61667°S 58.70833°W) are the heights rising to 1220 m (Mount Ignatiev) on the northwest side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. [1]
Location
Srednogorie Heights are in Graham Land, facing the Bransfield Strait to the north. [2] [3] They are situated east of Bone Bay, west of Louis-Philippe Plateau, north of Russell West Glacier and south of Malorad Glacier. They extend 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) in an east-west direction and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) in a north-south direction. The heights are named after Sredna Gora Mountains in central Bulgaria. [1]
- Srednogorie Heights. Copernix satellite image
Features
Features, from west to east, include
Zanoge Hill
63°34′55″S 58°46′05″W / 63.58194°S 58.76806°W. An ice-covered hill rising to 710 metres (2,330 ft) high and forming the northwest extremity of Srednogorie Heights. Situated 6.53 kilometres (4.06 mi) northwest of Mount Ignatiev, 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of Greben Hill, 2.96 kilometres (1.84 mi) east-northeast of Hanson Hill, 4.78 kilometres (2.97 mi) southwest of Eremiya Hill and 4.41 kilometres (2.74 mi) west of Corner Peak. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the east and north. Named after the settlement of Zanoge in Western Bulgaria. [4]
Greben Hill
63°36′19″S 58°46′11″W / 63.60528°S 58.76972°W. A hill rising to 924 metres (3,031 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.81 kilometres (1.75 mi) north-northwest of Ledenika Peak, 5.12 kilometres (3.18 mi) southwest of Corner Peak and 3.42 kilometres (2.13 mi) southeast of Hanson Hill. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north. Named after Greben Mountain in Western Bulgaria. [5]
Ledenika Peak
63°37′42″S 58°44′48″W / 63.62833°S 58.74667°W. A peak rising to 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.68 kilometres (1.67 mi) southwest of Razvigor Peak, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Hanson Hill, 6.66 kilometres (4.14 mi) east of Wimple Dome and 10.89 kilometres (6.77 mi) north-northwest of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after Ledenika Cave in Northwestern Bulgaria. [6]
Razvigor Peak
63°36′53″S 58°42′07″W / 63.61472°S 58.70194°W. A peak rising to 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.49 kilometres (1.55 mi) west-southwest of Mount Ignatiev, 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south-southwest of Corner Peak, 6.86 kilometres (4.26 mi) east-southeast of Hanson Hill, 2.68 kilometres (1.67 mi) northeast of Ledenika Peak and 11.76 kilometres (7.31 mi) north of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Razvigorovo in Northeastern Bulgaria. [7]
Mount Ignatiev
63°36′37″S 58°39′10″W / 63.61028°S 58.65278°W. A peak rising to 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south-southeast of Corner Peak, 8.96 kilometres (5.57 mi) east-southeast of Hanson Hill, 12.1 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Sirius Knoll and 7.17 kilometres (4.46 mi) southwest of Crown Peak. Surmounting Trajan Gate to the east, Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Graf Ignatievo in Southern Bulgaria, in connection with the Russian diplomat Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (1832-1908). [8]
Daveri Hill
63°35′27″S 58°38′56″W / 63.59083°S 58.64889°W. An ice-covered hill rising to 834 metres (2,736 ft) high at the northeast extremity of Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.17 kilometres (1.35 mi) north of Mount Ignatiev, 1.74 kilometres (1.08 mi) southeast of Corner Peak, 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwest of Crown Peak and 2.89 kilometres (1.80 mi) west-northwest of Lambuh Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north. Named after the settlement of Daveri in Northern Bulgaria. [9]
Lambuh Knoll
63°35′55″S 58°35′36″W / 63.59861°S 58.59333°W. An ice-covered hill rising to over 900 metres (3,000 ft) high between Louis-Philippe Plateau and Srednogorie Heights. Situated at the north entrance to Trajan Gate, 3.21 kilometres (1.99 mi) east-northeast of Mount Ignatiev, 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) south by west of Crown Peak, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Lardigo Peak and 13.78 kilometres (8.56 mi) north-northeast of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the northwest. Named after the settlement of Lambuh in Southern Bulgaria. [10]
References
Sources
- "Daveri Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005, retrieved 2024-05-03
- "Greben Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Lambuh Knoll", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Ledenika Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Mount Ignatiev", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Razvigor Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Srednogorie Heights", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Trinity Peninsula (PDF) (Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697), Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015
- "Zanoge Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Srednogorie Heights | |
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Massif | |
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| Coordinates: 63°37′00″S 58°42′30″W / 63.61667°S 58.70833°W | |
| Location | Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land |
Srednogorie Heights ( 63°37′00″S 58°42′30″W / 63.61667°S 58.70833°W) are the heights rising to 1220 m (Mount Ignatiev) on the northwest side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. [1]
Location
Srednogorie Heights are in Graham Land, facing the Bransfield Strait to the north. [2] [3] They are situated east of Bone Bay, west of Louis-Philippe Plateau, north of Russell West Glacier and south of Malorad Glacier. They extend 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) in an east-west direction and 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) in a north-south direction. The heights are named after Sredna Gora Mountains in central Bulgaria. [1]
- Srednogorie Heights. Copernix satellite image
Features
Features, from west to east, include
Zanoge Hill
63°34′55″S 58°46′05″W / 63.58194°S 58.76806°W. An ice-covered hill rising to 710 metres (2,330 ft) high and forming the northwest extremity of Srednogorie Heights. Situated 6.53 kilometres (4.06 mi) northwest of Mount Ignatiev, 2.6 kilometres (1.6 mi) north of Greben Hill, 2.96 kilometres (1.84 mi) east-northeast of Hanson Hill, 4.78 kilometres (2.97 mi) southwest of Eremiya Hill and 4.41 kilometres (2.74 mi) west of Corner Peak. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the east and north. Named after the settlement of Zanoge in Western Bulgaria. [4]
Greben Hill
63°36′19″S 58°46′11″W / 63.60528°S 58.76972°W. A hill rising to 924 metres (3,031 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.81 kilometres (1.75 mi) north-northwest of Ledenika Peak, 5.12 kilometres (3.18 mi) southwest of Corner Peak and 3.42 kilometres (2.13 mi) southeast of Hanson Hill. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north. Named after Greben Mountain in Western Bulgaria. [5]
Ledenika Peak
63°37′42″S 58°44′48″W / 63.62833°S 58.74667°W. A peak rising to 1,020 metres (3,350 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.68 kilometres (1.67 mi) southwest of Razvigor Peak, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Hanson Hill, 6.66 kilometres (4.14 mi) east of Wimple Dome and 10.89 kilometres (6.77 mi) north-northwest of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after Ledenika Cave in Northwestern Bulgaria. [6]
Razvigor Peak
63°36′53″S 58°42′07″W / 63.61472°S 58.70194°W. A peak rising to 1,110 metres (3,640 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.49 kilometres (1.55 mi) west-southwest of Mount Ignatiev, 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi) south-southwest of Corner Peak, 6.86 kilometres (4.26 mi) east-southeast of Hanson Hill, 2.68 kilometres (1.67 mi) northeast of Ledenika Peak and 11.76 kilometres (7.31 mi) north of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Razvigorovo in Northeastern Bulgaria. [7]
Mount Ignatiev
63°36′37″S 58°39′10″W / 63.61028°S 58.65278°W. A peak rising to 1,220 metres (4,000 ft) high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south-southeast of Corner Peak, 8.96 kilometres (5.57 mi) east-southeast of Hanson Hill, 12.1 kilometres (7.5 mi) north of Sirius Knoll and 7.17 kilometres (4.46 mi) southwest of Crown Peak. Surmounting Trajan Gate to the east, Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Graf Ignatievo in Southern Bulgaria, in connection with the Russian diplomat Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (1832-1908). [8]
Daveri Hill
63°35′27″S 58°38′56″W / 63.59083°S 58.64889°W. An ice-covered hill rising to 834 metres (2,736 ft) high at the northeast extremity of Srednogorie Heights. Situated 2.17 kilometres (1.35 mi) north of Mount Ignatiev, 1.74 kilometres (1.08 mi) southeast of Corner Peak, 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) southwest of Crown Peak and 2.89 kilometres (1.80 mi) west-northwest of Lambuh Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north. Named after the settlement of Daveri in Northern Bulgaria. [9]
Lambuh Knoll
63°35′55″S 58°35′36″W / 63.59861°S 58.59333°W. An ice-covered hill rising to over 900 metres (3,000 ft) high between Louis-Philippe Plateau and Srednogorie Heights. Situated at the north entrance to Trajan Gate, 3.21 kilometres (1.99 mi) east-northeast of Mount Ignatiev, 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) south by west of Crown Peak, 6.9 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of Lardigo Peak and 13.78 kilometres (8.56 mi) north-northeast of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the northwest. Named after the settlement of Lambuh in Southern Bulgaria. [10]
References
Sources
- "Daveri Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Graham Land and South Shetland Islands, BAS: British Antarctic Survey, 2005, retrieved 2024-05-03
- "Greben Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Lambuh Knoll", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Ledenika Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Mount Ignatiev", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Razvigor Peak", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- "Srednogorie Heights", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
- Trinity Peninsula (PDF) (Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697), Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015
- "Zanoge Hill", Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.