Morava Peak

Morava Peak (Bulgarian: връх Морава, romanized: vrah Morava, IPA: [ˈvrɤx moˈravɐ]) is the peak rising to 966 m in the northeast extremity of Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 1.72 km northeast of Mount Daimler, 4.94 km east of Irakli Peak and 6.1 km south-southwest of Gigen Peak. Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the north and east.

The peak is named after the settlement of in northern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Morava Peak is located at

63°44′15″S 58°28′14″W / 63.73750°S 58.47056°W / -63.73750; -58.47056Coordinates: 63°44′15″S 58°28′14″W / 63.73750°S 58.47056°W / -63.73750; -58.47056. 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). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References[]

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

External links[]

• Morava Peak. Copernix satellite image

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