Riggs Peak

Riggs Peak

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. Overlooking Letnitsa Glacier to the south, and Gramada Glacier to the east and southeast. Bulgarian early mapping in 2008. Named after the American missionary and linguist Elias Riggs (1810-1901) who contributed greatly to the Bulgarian National Revival, and organized the first translation, printing and dissemination of the Bible in modern Bulgarian language.

References

* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE/ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer]


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