Antonov Peak

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Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Antonov Peak (Bulgarian: Антонов връх, romanizedAntonov vrah, IPA: [ɐnˈtɔnov ˈvrɤx]) is the peak rising to 1316 m[1] in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 4.45 km east of Mount Schuyler, 4.25 km southeast of Sirius Knoll, 4.9 km west by north of Mount Daimler, and 8.23 km north of Skakavitsa Peak in Kondofrey Heights. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian automobile constructor (b. 1944) who invented an innovative automatic gearbox.

Location[]

Antonov Peak is located at

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63°44′32″S 58°35′43″W / 63.74222°S 58.59528°W / -63.74222; -58.59528Coordinates: 63°44′32″S 58°35′43″W / 63.74222°S 58.59528°W / -63.74222; -58.59528. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps[]

  • 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), 1993–2016.

Notes[]

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

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


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