Skoparnik Bluff ( bg, рид Скопарник, rid Skoparnik, ) is the partly ice-free bluff rising to 882 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in the northeast foothills of
Detroit Plateau
Detroit Plateau () is a major interior plateau of Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula, with heights between . Its northeast limit is marked by the south wall of Russell West Glacier, from which it extends some in a general southwest direction ...
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 ...
in
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and ...
,
Antarctica
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. It is 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 southeast.
The feature is named after Skoparnik Peak on
Vitosha Mountain
Vitosha ( bg, Витоша ), the ancient ''Scomius'' or ''Scombrus'', is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Conven ...
in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Skoparnik Bluff is located at , which is 3.56 km south of
Mount Schuyler
Mount Schuyler ( bg, връх Скайлър, vrah Skaylar, ) is the peak rising to 1475 mAntonov Peak
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 Russ ...
and 6.83 km west of
Bozveli Peak
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 Russe ...
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 ...
, and 6.89 km northwest of Bezbog Peak and 7.08 km north-northwest 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 ...
in
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 ...
, and 11.52 km east-northeast of
Bendida Peak
Bendida Peak ( bg, връх Бендида, vrah Bendida, ) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1339 mTrinity 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). Since 1993, regularly updated.
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 ...
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 ...