St. Methodius Peak

St. Methodius Peak

St. Methodius Peak (Vrah Sv. Metodiy 'vr&h sve-'ti me-'to-dE) rises to approximately 1,180m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica and surmounts Ruen Icefall to the N, Charity Glacier to the SW, and Prespa Glacier to the SE.

The peak is named after St. Methodius (815-885 AD).

Location

The peak is located at coord|62|42|56|S|60|14|51|W| which is 5.89 km SSW of Mount Friesland, 2 km SW of St. Cyril Peak, 5 km WNW of Samuel Point and 6.6 km NE of Barnard Point (Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96, and 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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