Asen Peak

Asen Peak (Bulgarian: Аксенов връх, romanized: Asenov vrah, IPA: [ɐˈsɛnov ˈvrɤx]) is a peak in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak rises to 810 m in the Delchev Ridge of the Tangra Mountains. The peak overlooks Iskar Glacier and Bruix Cove to the northwest, Ropotamo Glacier to the east-southeast and Dobrudzha Glacier to the south. The peak was named after Czar Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, 1190-1196 AD.

Location[]

The peak is located at

62°38′50.5″S 59°56′25″W / 62.647361°S 59.94028°W / -62.647361; -59.94028Coordinates: 62°38′50.5″S 59°56′25″W / 62.647361°S 59.94028°W / -62.647361; -59.94028, which is 770 m south-southwest of Delchev Peak, 860 m east of Ruse Peak and 870 m north-northwest of St. Evtimiy Crag.

See also[]

• Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica
• Antarctic Place-names Commission

Maps[]

• L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.

References[]

• Asen Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

• Asen Peak. Copernix satellite image

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