Ledenika Peak

Ledenika Peak (Bulgarian: връх Леденика, romanized: vrah Ledenika, IPA: [ˈvrɤx lɛdɛˈnikɐ]) is the peak rising to 1020 m in Srednogorie Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.68 km southwest of Razvigor Peak, 6 km southeast of Hanson Hill, 6.66 km east of Wimple Dome and 10.89 km north-northwest of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after Ledenika Cave in northwestern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Ledenika Peak is located at

63°37′42″S 58°44′48″W / 63.62833°S 58.74667°W / -63.62833; -58.74667Coordinates: 63°37′42″S 58°44′48″W / 63.62833°S 58.74667°W / -63.62833; -58.74667. 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.

References[]

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

External links[]

• Ledenika Peak. Copernix satellite image

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