Trakiya Heights

The Trakiya Heights (Bulgarian: Тракийски възвишения, ‘Trakiyski Vazvisheniya’ \tra-'kiy-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 1,350 m (4,430 ft) (Irakli Peak) on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. The heights are bounded by Russell West Glacier to the north, Srem Gap and Russell East Glacier to the northeast, Victory Glacier to the southwest and Zlidol Gate to the northwest. The heights surmount Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea to the southeast. The heights extend 10 km (6.2 mi) in northwest-southeast direction and 5.9 km (3.7 mi) in northeast-southwest direction.

The heights are named after the historical region of Trakiya (Thrace).

Location[]

The Trakiya Heights are centred at

63°45′07″S 58°31′10″W / 63.75194°S 58.51944°W / -63.75194; -58.51944Coordinates: 63°45′07″S 58°31′10″W / 63.75194°S 58.51944°W / -63.75194; -58.51944. 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)
• Trakiya Heights. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

External links[]

Trakiya Heights. Copernix satellite image

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