Ghiaurov Peak
Ghiaurov Peak (Bulgarian: Гяуров връх, romanized: Gyaurov vrah, IPA: [ɟɐˈurov ˈvrɤx]) is a rocky 250 m peak in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is named after the famous Bulgarian singer Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929–2004).
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Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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Ghiaurov Peak from Kuzman Knoll.
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Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.
Location
The peak is located at 62°37′40″S 59°57′49″W, which is 960 m south-southeast of Rila Point, 650 m north-northwest of Kazanlak Peak and 2.19 km north-northwest of Delchev Peak (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009 from the Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey).
Map
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
References
- Ghiaurov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Ghiaurov 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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