Pishtachev Peak

Coordinates: 64°44′00″S 62°06′27″W / 64.73333°S 62.10750°W / -64.73333; -62.10750
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Location of Danco Coast.

Pishtachev Peak (Bulgarian: Пищачев връх, romanizedPishtachev vrah, IPA: [piˈʃtat͡ʃɛv ˈvrɤx]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 1283 m[1] between Rozier Glacier and Blanchard Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian cartographer Toma Pishtachev (1876–1955).

Location[edit]

Pishtachev Peak is located at 64°44′00″S 62°06′27″W / 64.73333°S 62.10750°W / -64.73333; -62.10750, which is 5.3 km east of Sophie Cliff, 5.67 km south-southeast of Garnerin Point, and 5.57 km southwest of Sadler Point. British mapping in 1980.

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]

  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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External links[edit]

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