Povien Bluff

Povien Bluff (Bulgarian: рид Повиен, romanized: rid Povien, IPA: [ˈrid poˈviɛn]) is the ice-covered bluff rising to 1455 m^[1] between the upper courses of Marla and Diplock Glaciers, in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. Bezenšek Spur is projecting east-southeastwards from the peak.

The feature is named after the settlement of Povien in Southern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Povien Bluff is located at

63°58′54.5″S 58°59′22.4″W / 63.981806°S 58.989556°W / -63.981806; -58.989556Coordinates: 63°58′54.5″S 58°59′22.4″W / 63.981806°S 58.989556°W / -63.981806; -58.989556, which is 9.5 km southwest of Mancho Buttress, 8.3 km west-northwest of , 7.15 km north-northwest of Rayko Nunatak and 10.7 km southeast of Ebony Wall.

Maps[]

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes[]

References[]

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

External links[]

• Povien Bluff. Copernix satellite image

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