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Skakavitsa Peak ( bg, връх Скакавица, vrah Skakavitsa, ) is the peak rising to 1115 m,Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.
Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
the summit of
Kondofrey Heights Kondofrey Heights ( bg, Кондофрейски възвишения, ‘Kondofreyski Vazvisheniya’ \kon-do-'frey-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 1115 m (Skakavitsa Peak) on the southeast side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Pe ...
on
Trinity Peninsula Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the sou ...
,
Antarctic Peninsula The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martín in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctic ...
. Situated in the north part of the heights, 2.08 km northeast of
Gurgulyat Peak Gurgulyat Peak ( bg, връх Гургулят, rah Gurgulyat, ) is the peak rising to 1050 m in Kondofrey Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.08 km southwest of Skakavitsa Peak, 4 km west by north of Mount Reece and 1 ...
, 3 km northwest of
Mount Reece Mount Reece () is a sharp, ice-free peak in the Antarctic Peninsula, 1,085 m, standing 4 nautical miles (7 km) west of Pitt Point and 3 km southeast of Skakavitsa Peak. It is the second highest point of Kondofrey Heights forming the sou ...
, 9.93 km south-southeast of
Mount Schuyler Mount Schuyler ( bg, връх Скайлър, vrah Skaylar, ) is the peak rising to 1475 mMount Daimler Mount Daimler () is one of the highest points of the rock massif of Trakiya Heights between Russell East Glacier and Victory Glacier, situated 3.87 km east-southeast of Irakli Peak and south of Mount Canicula, Trinity Peninsula. It was ma ...
in
Trakiya Heights The Trakiya Heights ( bg, Тракийски възвишения, ‘Trakiyski Vazvisheniya’ \tra-'kiy-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to ( Irakli Peak) on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. The heights are bounded by Ru ...
. Surmounting
Victory Glacier Victory Glacier () is a gently sloping glacier, 8 nautical miles (15 km) long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point. Bounded by Trakiya Heig ...
to the north and east. The peak is named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve in
Rila Mountain Rila ( bg, Рила, ) is the highest mountain range of Bulgaria, the Balkan Peninsula and Southeast Europe. It is situated in southwestern Bulgaria and forms part of the Rila– Rhodope Massif. The highest summit is Musala at an elevation of 2,92 ...
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Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
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Location

Skakavitsa Peak is located at . German-British mapping in 1996.


Maps


Trinity Peninsula.
Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.


Notes


References


Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.
Antarctic Place-names Commission The Antarctic Place-names Commission was established by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute in 1994, and since 2001 has been a body affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria. The Commission approves Bulgarian place names in ...
. (details in Bulgarian
basic data
in English)
Skakavitsa Peak.
SCAR
Composite Antarctic Gazetteer The Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (CGA) of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) is the authoritative international gazetteer containing all Antarctic toponyms published in national gazetteers, plus basic information about t ...


External links


Skakavitsa Peak.
Copernix satellite image Mountains of Trinity Peninsula Bulgaria and the Antarctic {{TrinityPeninsula-geo-stub