Velichkov Knoll
Velichkov Knoll (Bulgarian: Величкова могила, ‘Velichkova Mogila’ \ve-'lich-ko-va mo-'gi-la\) is the peak rising to 1006 m[1] east of Sabine Glacier and west of Andrew Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 6.55 km east-southeast of Bankya Peak, 5.25 km northeast of Sredorek Peak and 6.3 km southwest of Nikyup Point.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian pioneer of aviation Stoyan Velichkov (1871-1966)[2] who constructed the first air-dropped bomb ‘Velichka’ used in the First Balkan War in 1912.
Location[edit]
Velichkov Knoll is located at 63°53′41″S 59°45′27″W / 63.89472°S 59.75750°W. German-British mapping in 1996.
Map[edit]
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
- ^ Eternal Calendar of the Bulgarians 2003. Tangra TanNakRa All Bulgarian Foundation, 2002. p. 10.
References[edit]
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Velichkov Knoll. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links[edit]
- Velichkov Knoll. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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