Bacho Kiro Peak
Location of Danco Coast.
Bacho Kiro Peak (Bulgarian: връх Бачо Киро, ‘Vrah Bacho Kiro’ \'vr&h 'ba-cho 'ki-ro\) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 1500 m between Woodbury Glacier and Montgolfier Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.
The feature is named after the Bulgarian enlightener and revolutionary Bacho Kiro (Kiro Zanev, 1835-1876).
Location
Bacho Kiro Peak is located at 64°47′02″S 62°15′36″W / 64.78389°S 62.26000°WCoordinates: 64°47′02″S 62°15′36″W / 64.78389°S 62.26000°W, which is 4.35 km east of The Downfall, 5.55 km south-southwest of Sophie Cliff, and 2.9 km north of Mechit Buttress. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Bacho Kiro Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
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