Kaloyanov Peak

Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Kaloyanov Peak (Bulgarian: Калоянов връх, ‘Kaloyanov Vrah’ \ka-lo-'ya-nov 'vr&h\) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 550 m in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Exasperation Inlet to the southwest.

The feature is named after Stefan Kaloyanov, radioman in the first Bulgarian Antarctic campaign in 1987/88.

Location

Kaloyanov Peak is located at 65°10′48″S 61°53′01″W / 65.18000°S 61.88361°W / -65.18000; -61.88361Coordinates: 65°10′48″S 61°53′01″W / 65.18000°S 61.88361°W / -65.18000; -61.88361, which is 2.95 km south-southwest of Ravnogor Peak, 4.38 km west of Dimcha Peak and 2.04 km north-northwest of Mihnevski Peak.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Kaloyanov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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