Bowles West Peak

Bowles West Peak

Bowles West Peak (Vrah Zapaden Bowles 'vr&h 'za-pa-den 'bOls) is a peak rising to 678 m at the western extremity of Bowles Ridge in eastern Livingston Island in Antarctica. The peak has steep and partly ice free western slopes and overlooks Perunika Glacier to the southwest.

The feature takes its name from Mount Bowles.

Location

The peak is located at coord|62|36|49|S|60|13|14|W| which is 1.13 km west by north of Mount Bowles (834 m), 920 m south by east of Hemus Peak, 6.24 km east of Aleko Rock and 3.17 km east by northeast of Rezen Knoll.

The peak was roughly mapped by the British in 1968 and the Spanish in 1991. The peak was mapped by Bulgaria from a 1995-96 topographic survey.

External links

* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]
* [http://www3.pnra.it/SCAR_GAZE SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer]


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