St. Sava Peak

St. Sava Peak (Bulgarian: връх Св. Сава, romanized: vrah Sv. Sava, IPA: [ˈvrɤx svɛˈti ˈsavɐ]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 872 m^[1] in Poibrene Heights on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Vaughan Inlet to the east-northeast.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian scholar St. Sava Sedmochislenik (9-10th century AD), a disciple of St. Cyril and St. Methodius.

Location[]

St. Sava Peak is located at

65°06′53″S 61°53′22″W / 65.11472°S 61.88944°W / -65.11472; -61.88944Coordinates: 65°06′53″S 61°53′22″W / 65.11472°S 61.88944°W / -65.11472; -61.88944, which is 4.9 km north-northwest of Ravnogor Peak, 3.8 km southeast of Kamenov Spur and 12.9 km west-northwest of Whiteside Hill.

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[]

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

External links[]

• St. Sava Peak. Copernix satellite image

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