Chapanov Peak
Chapanov Peak (Bulgarian: Чапанов връх, romanized: Chapanov vrah, IPA: [t͡ʃɐˈpanov ˈvrɤx]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 680 m[1] in Metlichina Ridge on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Punchbowl Glacier to the north-northeast and Borima Bay to the south.
The feature is named after the meteorologist Tsoncho Chapanov (1930-1971), the first Bulgarian scientist to have worked in Antarctica, at the Soviet base Mirny in January–April 1967.
Location
[edit]Chapanov Peak is located at 65°11′21″S 62°00′24″W / 65.18917°S 62.00667°W, which is 1.95 km northwest of Diralo Point, 2.58 km southeast of Zahariev Peak and 5.85 km west of Kaloyanov Peak in Poibrene Heights. British mapping in 1974.
Maps
[edit]- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
[edit]- Chapanov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
[edit]- Chapanov Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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