Blesna Peak ( bg, връх Блесна, vrah Blesna, ) is the ice-covered peak of elevation 1261 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the northeast part of

Stribog Mountains Stribog Mountains ( bg, планина Стрибог, ‘Planina Stribog’ \pla-ni-'na 'stri-bog\) is the principal mountain system of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica rising to 2498 mBrabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago,

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. It surmounts

Paré Glacier Paré Glacier () is a glacier 7 nautical miles (13 km) long and 1 nautical mile (1.9 km) wide, draining the northeast slopes of Stribog Mountains, and flowing east and then northeast into the head of Bouquet Bay on the northeast side ...

to the west and north, and

Laënnec Glacier Laënnec Glacier () is a glacier long draining the northeast slopes of Stribog Mountains and the northwest slopes of Avroleva Heights, and flowing northeast into Hill Bay on the east side of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica ...

to the southeast. The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Blesna in Southern Bulgaria.Blesna Peak.
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Location

Blesna Peak is located at ,Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.

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. (details in Bulgarian
basic data
in English) which is 7.4 km east of Mount Rokitansky, 7.15 km south of

Virchow Hill Virchow Hill () is a hill between Lister Glacier and Pare Glacier in the north part of Brabant Island, in the Palmer Archipelago. Shown on an Argentine government chart in 1953, but not named. Photographed by Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd. in 1956-5 ...

, 6.12 km southwest of

Mount Cabeza Mount Cabeza () is a mountain in Stavertsi Ridge on the southeast side of Pare Glacier, southwest of Hales Peak, in the northeast portion of Brabant Island, Palmer Archipelago Palmer Archipelago, also known as Antarctic Archipelago, Archip ...

, 9.82 km west by north of

Petroff Point Petroff Point ( bg, Петров нос, ‘Petrov Nos’ \pe-'trov 'nos\) is a rocky point on the east coast of Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica projecting northeastwards 1.2 km into Hill Bay. Situated 3.85 km north ...

and 6.95 km northwest of

Opizo Peak Opizo Peak ( bg, връх Опизо, vrah Opizo, ) is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 1137 m

References

External links

Blesna Peak
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website
Blesna Peak
on

SCAR A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a na ...

website
Blesna Peak.
Copernix satellite image

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
British Antarctic Territory.
Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
Brabant Island to Argentine Islands.
Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008. Mountains of the Palmer Archipelago Bulgaria and the Antarctic {{BrabantIsland-geo-stub