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Helmet Peak, Livingston Island
Helmet Peak is a conspicuous peak rising to in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica just southward of the mouth of Huron Glacier. It is bounded by Devnya Valley to the west, Iskar Glacier to the northeast, and Magura Glacier to the southeast, and has precipitous west and east slopes. It was named by Discovery Investigations personnel during the period 1926–32. Location The peak is located at () which is 2.15 km northeast of Great Needle Peak, 1.66 km east-southeast of Tutrakan Peak, 1.39 km south of Intuition Peak, 1.17 km west of Plovdiv Peak and 2.8 km north of Radichkov Peak. Maps South Shetland Islands.Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968. * 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: Liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyaskovets Peak
Lyaskovets Peak ( bg, връх Лясковец, vrah Lyaskovets, ) is the easternmost peak of Friesland Ridge in the Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island and has an elevation of 1,473 m. The peak is bounded by Catalunyan Saddle on the west and Shipka Saddle on the east, and is heavily glaciated and crevassed, with precipitous western, southern and eastern slopes. It surmounts Huron Glacier to the northwest and northeast, and Macy Glacier and Brunow Bay area to the south. Its northern offshoot forms Zograf Peak, and is linked to Lozen Nunatak, Erma Knoll and Aheloy Nunatak in Huron Glacier. The peak is named after Lyaskovets, a town in central northern Bulgaria. Location Lyaskovets Peak is located at , which is 2.3 km east-northeast of Mount Friesland (the summit of Friesland Ridge and Livingston Island, 1,700 m), 3.2 km south-southeast of Kuzman Knoll, 1.33 km south by east of Zograf Peak, 1.3 km west of Levski Peak, and 4.6 km west by nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plovdiv Peak
Plovdiv Peak ( bg, връх Пловдив, vrah Plovdiv, ) is a peak rising to 1,040 m in the east extremity of Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Magura Glacier to the south and Iskar Glacier to the north-northeast. The peak was named after the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv. Location The peak is located at , which is 3.15 km east-northeast of Great Needle Peak (Pico Falsa Aguja), 1.17 km east of Helmet Peak, 3.48 km south of Yana Point Yana Point ( bg, нос Яна, ‘Nos Yana’ \'nos 'ya-na\) is the point forming the west side of the entrance to Bruix Cove in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The point separates the glacier termini of Hu ..., 780 m southwest of Shishman Peak, 1.92 km west of Kuber Peak and 4.22 km north of M'Kean Point and (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009). Maps South Shetland Islands.Scale 1:200000 topographi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
__NOTOC__ Smith Island is long and wide, lying west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. Surface area .L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009. ) The discovery of the South Shetland Islands was first reported in 1819 by Capt. William Smith, for whom the island is named. This island was known to both American and British sealers as early as 1820, and the name Smith has been well established in international usage for over 100 years, although in Russian literature it is often referred to as Borodino Island, sometimes marked as Borodino (Smith) Island. The island hosts no research stations or camps, and is seldom visited by scientists or mountaineers. Its interior is entirely occupied by Imeon Range rising to (Mount Foster).L. Ivanov and N. Ivanova. South Shetlands. In''The World of An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Levski Peak (Antarctica)
Levski Peak ( bg, връх Левски, vrah Levski, ) is a mountain in Antarctica, rising to approximately in the western extremity of Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It surmounts Huron Glacier to the north and Macy Glacier to the south. The peak was named after Vasil Levski (1837–1873), a national hero of the Bulgarian liberation movement. Location The peak is located to the east of Shipka Saddle, east of Lyaskovets Peak, southeast of Kuzman Knoll, south of Atanasoff Nunatak, west by north of Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja), and km north by west of St. Naum Peak St. Naum Peak ( bg, връх Св. Наум, vrah Sv. Naum, ) is a rocky peak of elevation 560 m in the east extremity of Peshev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Separated from Balchik Ridge a .... Maps Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.from the exploration of the slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuzman Knoll
Kuzman Knoll (Kuzmanova Mogila \'kuz-ma-no-va mo-'gi-la\) is a solitary ice-covered knoll rising to 620 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The knoll forms a conspicuous landmark in Wörner Gap area, overlooking Huron Glacier and upper Perunika Glacier. It was named after Kuzman Tuhchiev, participant in the 1993/94 Bulgarian Antarctic campaign and base commander at St. Kliment Ohridski during the 1994-96 seasons. The feature is named ''‘Tukhchiev Knoll’'' by the U.S. and British Antarctic naming committees; "Kuzman Knoll" is the official Bulgarian name, which is established among the Spanish and Bulgarian scientists working in the area. First ascent by the Bulgarians Kuzman Tuhchiev and Vasil Gurev from St. Kliment Ohridski Base during the 1994/95 season. Location The knoll is located at which is 1.1 km north-northeast of Camp Academia site, 1.1 km east of the midpoint of Wörner Gap, 3.68 km east-northeast of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlatograd Rock
Zlatograd Rock (Zlatogradski Kamak \zla-to-'grad-ski 'ka-m&k\) is a rocky 240 m peak forming the eastern extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Struma Glacier to the northwest and Huron Glacier to the southeast. It is named after the town of Zlatograd in the Rhodope Mountains, Southern Bulgaria. Location The peak is located at , which is 1.06 km east-northeast of Atanasoff Nunatak, 1.94 km southeast of Sliven Peak, 3.11 km south of Sindel Point, 4.7 km northwest of Yana Point and 3.7 km northwest of Godech Nunatak. First mapped from the Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. 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 topogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitosha Saddle
Vitosha Saddle (Vitoshka Sedlovina \'vi-tosh-ka se-dlo-vi-'na\) is a narrow ice-covered saddle of elevation 1050 m extending in southwest–northeast direction between Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja Peak) and Vihren Peak in the Levski Ridge of Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The saddle is part of the divide between the glacial catchments of Huron Glacier to the north and Magura Glacier to the south. The feature is named after Vitosha Mountain, Bulgaria. Location The saddle's midpoint is located at , which is 950 m northeast of Great Needle Peak, 1.49 km southeast of Tutrakan Peak, 790 m southwest of Vihren Peak and 3.45 km north-northwest of M'Kean Point. Maps South Shetland Islands.Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968. * L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemen Knoll
Zemen Knoll (Zemenska Mogila \'ze-men-ska mo-'gi-la\) is a peak of 453 m in the Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The knoll overlooks Kaliakra Glacier to the southeast, and Saedinenie Snowfield to the northwest and west. The feature is named after the town of Zemen in Western Bulgaria. First ascent by Lyubomir Ivanov from Camp Academia on 25 December 2004, as part of Tangra 2004/05 survey. Location The knoll is located at , which is 280 m north of Radnevo Peak Radnevo Peak ( bg, връх Раднево, vrah Radnevo, ) is a peak of elevation 481 m forming the southwest extremity of Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Kaliakra ..., 840 m southwest of Miziya Peak and 1.59 km west of Ahtopol Peak. The knoll was mapped by Bulgaria in 2005 and 2009 from the Tangra topographic survey of 2004/05. Maps * L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
