Momchil Peak | |
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![]() Momchil Peak from near
Lozen Saddle,
Livingston Island | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Prominence | 620 m (2,030 ft)
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Coordinates | 62°32′10″S 59°41′02″W / 62.53611°S 59.68389°W |
Geography | |
Location | Greenwich Island, Antarctica |
Momchil Peak ( Bulgarian: Момчилов връх) [1] is an ice-covered peak rising to 625 m in Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is located north of Zheravna Glacier, 590 m east of Ilinden Peak, 1.7 km northeast of Razgrad Peak, 1.49 km northwest of the summit of Viskyar Ridge and 3.08 km north-northwest of Sartorius Point (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
The peak is named after the Bulgarian town of Momchilgrad in association with Momchil, a Bulgarian ruler of Aegean Thrace in the 14th century. [2]
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Momchil Peak | |
---|---|
![]() Momchil Peak from near
Lozen Saddle,
Livingston Island | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 620 m (2,030 ft) |
Prominence | 620 m (2,030 ft)
![]() |
Coordinates | 62°32′10″S 59°41′02″W / 62.53611°S 59.68389°W |
Geography | |
Location | Greenwich Island, Antarctica |
Momchil Peak ( Bulgarian: Момчилов връх) [1] is an ice-covered peak rising to 625 m in Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is located north of Zheravna Glacier, 590 m east of Ilinden Peak, 1.7 km northeast of Razgrad Peak, 1.49 km northwest of the summit of Viskyar Ridge and 3.08 km north-northwest of Sartorius Point (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
The peak is named after the Bulgarian town of Momchilgrad in association with Momchil, a Bulgarian ruler of Aegean Thrace in the 14th century. [2]
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.