Plovdiv Peak

Plovdiv Peak

Plovdiv Peak (Vrah Plovdiv 'vr&h 'plov-div) is a peak rising to 1,040 m in the E extremity of Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Magura Glacier to the S and Iskar Glacier to the NNE.

The peak was named after the Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

Location

The peak is located at coord|62|39|12|S|60|00|35|W| which is 3 km ENE of Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja), 1.2 km E of Helmet Peak, 4.2 km N of M’Kean Point and 4.3 km SSW of Rila Point (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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