Neofit Peak

Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Neofit Peak (Bulgarian: връх Неофит, ‘Vrah Neofit’ \'vr&h ne-'o-fit\) is an ice-covered peak rising to 1750 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated 1.12 km south-southwest of Slaveykov Peak, 3.1 km southwest of the summit Mount Foster, 2.38 km northeast of Riggs Peak and 10.98 km northeast of Cape James. Overlooking Gramada Glacier to the south, and Armira Glacier to the east and southeast. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the Bulgarian monk, scholar and artist Neofit Rilski (1793–1881) who translated the Bible into modern Bulgarian language.

Coordinates: 63°01′08.5″S 62°35′03″W / 63.019028°S 62.58417°W / -63.019028; -62.58417

Map

• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

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

This South Shetland Islands location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Mountains of Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) Bulgaria and the Antarctic South Shetland Islands geography stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР? Lakatnik Point Cottonwood Creek Look at other dictionaries: Neofit Rilski — gravestone in the Rila monastery, Bulgaria Neofit Rilski (Bulgarian: Неофит Рилски) or Neophyte of Rila (Bansko, 1793 January 4, 1881), born Nikola Poppetrov Benin (Bulgarian …   Wikipedia Neofit Bozveli — (c. 1785 1848) Neofit Bozveli (Bulgarian: Неофит Бозвели) (c. 1785 – 4 June 1848) was a Bulgarian cleric and enlightener and one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Church struggle. Born in the lively sub Balkan town of Kotel, Bozveli completed his… …   Wikipedia Riggs Peak — ( bg. връх Ригс , ‘Vrah Riggs’ vr h rigs) is a peak rising to 1690 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 2.1 km southwest of Neofit Peak, 5 km southwest of the summit Mount Foster, and 8.5 km northeast of Cape James.… …   Wikipedia List of Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica — Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica are approved by the Antarctic Place names Commission in compliance with its Toponymic Guidelines , and formally given by the President of the Republic according to the Bulgarian Constitution and the established… …   Wikipedia Gramada Glacier — ( bg. ледник Грамада , ‘Lednik Gramada’ led nik gra ma da) is a 3 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range east of Riggs Peak and south of Neofit Peak. Flowing southeastward into… …   Wikipedia Madan Saddle — ( bg. Маданска седловина , ‘Madanska Sedlovina’ ma dan ska se dlo vi na) is a saddle of elevation 1110 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands bounded by Neofit Peak to the northeast and Riggs Peak to the south southwest.… …   Wikipedia Armira Glacier — ( bg. ледник Армира , ‘Lednik Armira’ led nik ar mi ra) is a 3 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range southeast of Slaveykov Peak and east of Neofit Peak. Flowing southeastward into… …   Wikipedia Lakatnik Point — ( bg. нос Лакатник , ‘Nos Lakatnik’ nos la kat nik) is a point on the northwest coast of Smith Island, South Shetland Islands situated 1o.5 km north northeast of Cape James and 20.5 km southwest of Cape Smith. Formed by an offshoot of Neofit Peak …   Wikipedia 100 Tourist Sites of Bulgaria — is a Bulgarian national union established in 1966 to promote tourism among Bulgaria s most significant cultural, historic, and natural landmarks. As part of this program, each chosen landmark has its own individual seal, which is used to stamp… …   Wikipedia Bulgaria — /bul gair ee euh, bool /, n. a republic in SE Europe. 8,652,745; 42,800 sq. mi. (110,850 sq. km). Cap.: Sofia. * * * Bulgaria Introduction Bulgaria Background: The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in …   Universalium 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”