Smin Peak
| Smin Peak | |
|---|---|
 Map of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 866m |
| Coordinates | 63°38′17″S 58°18′53″W / 63.63806°S 58.31472°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Graham Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Louis-Philippe Plateau, Trinity Peninsula |
Smin Peak (Bulgarian: връх Смин, romanized: vrah Smin, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈsmin]) is a partly ice-free peak rising to 866 m[1] in the southeast foothills of Louis-Philippe Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east and south.
The peak is named after the settlement of Smin in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location[edit]
Smin Peak is located at 63°38′17″S 58°18′53″W / 63.63806°S 58.31472°W, which is 2.69 km (1.67 mi) south by west of Hochstetter Peak, 10.06 km (6.25 mi) west-northwest of Levassor Nunatak, 3.87 km (2.40 mi) north of Chochoveni Nunatak and 6.61 km (4.11 mi) northeast of Drenta Bluff. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps[edit]
- 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). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes[edit]
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References[edit]
- Smin Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[edit]
- Smin 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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