Irakli Peak

Irakli Peak (Bulgarian: връх Иракли, romanized: vrah Irakli, IPA: [ˈvrɤx irɐˈkli]) is the peak rising to 1350 m^[1] in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 1.43 km northeast of Antonov Peak, 3.24 km southwest of Mount Canicula, 3.87 km west-northwest of Mount Daimler and 3.56 km north-northwest of Bozveli Peak. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Russell East Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the Irakli nature site on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

Location[]

Irakli Peak is located at

63°44′08″S 58°34′14″W / 63.73556°S 58.57056°W / -63.73556; -58.57056Coordinates: 63°44′08″S 58°34′14″W / 63.73556°S 58.57056°W / -63.73556; -58.57056. 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[]

References[]

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

External links[]

• Irakli Peak. Copernix satellite image

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