Kavlak Peak
Kavlak Peak (Bulgarian: връх Траве, ‘Vrah Trave’ \'vr&h 'tra-ve\) is the peak rising to 1200 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated in the west part of a narrow rocky ridge projecting 5 km eastwards into the upper course of Dinsmoor Glacier.
The peak is named after the settlement of Kavlak in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Kavlak Peak is located at 64°23′26″S 60°12′32″W / 64.39056°S 60.20889°WCoordinates: 64°23′26″S 60°12′32″W / 64.39056°S 60.20889°W, which is 7.17 km west-southwest of Darzalas Peak, 6.92 km northwest of Mount Elliott, 4.88 km north-northeast of Gusla Peak, and 25.41 km east of Baldwin Peak on Danco Coast. British mapping in 1978.
Map
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Kavlak Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.