Ahtopol Peak
Ahtopol Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ахтопол, romanized: vrah Ahtopol, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ɐxˈtɔpoɫ]) is a sharp peak 510m in the Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island. The peak is named after the Black Sea town of Ahtopol, Bulgaria.
| Ahtopol Peak | |
|---|---|
 Ahtopol Peak from Zemen Knoll | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 510 m (1,670 ft) |
| Coordinates | 62°32′34″S 60°08′42″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Livingston Island, Antarctica |
Location
The peak is located at 62°32′34″S 60°08′42″W which is 1.28 km southeast of Miziya Peak, 4.2 km northeast of Leslie Hill and 6.58 km north of Melnik Peak.
The peak was first mapped in the Bulgarian Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey.
See also
Location of Varna Peninsula in Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
References
- Ahtopol Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Ahtopol Peak. Copernix satellite image
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