Petko Voyvoda Peak

Petko Voyvoda Peak

Petko Voyvoda Peak (Vrah Petko Voyvoda 'vr&h 'pet-ko voy-'vo-da) is a peak of elevation 400 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica, which surmounts Sopot Ice Piedmont to the NW, and Pautalia Glacier to the E.

The peak is named after Captain Petko Voyvoda (pseudonym of Petko Kiryakov, 1844-1900), leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Western Thrace and the Rhodope Mountains.

Location

The peak is located at coord|62|37|50|S|59|52|32|W| which is 1 km E of Elena Peak, 1.3 km SE of Paisiy Peak and 1 km SW of Kaloyan Nunatak (Bulgarian mapping in 2005).

External links

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

* [http://www.mfa.government.bg/uploads/imgs/Livingston/livingston.jpgReference Map]


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