Vazharov Peak

Location of Liège Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Vazharov Peak (Bulgarian: Въжаров връх, romanized: Vazharov vrah, IPA: [vɐˈʒarov ˈvrɤx]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 780 m[1] in Brugmann Mountains on Liège Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It surmounts Shterna Glacier to the north, Coria Cove to the east-southeast and Sigmen Glacier to the west-southwest.[2]

The feature is named after Mihail Vazharov, mechanic at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 1999/2000 and subsequent seasons, and base commander during part of the 2005/06 season.[2]

Location

Vazharov Peak is located at 64°00′35″S 61°54′44″W / 64.00972°S 61.91222°W / -64.00972; -61.91222, which is 2.14 km west by south of Balkanov Peak, 1.67 km north of Mount Kozyak and 3 km southeast of Bebresh Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes

  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
  2. ^ a b Vazharov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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