Tervel Peak

Tervel Peak

Tervel Peak (Vrah Tervel 'vr&h 'ter-vel) is a triple peak rising to 810 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica, overlooking Peshtera Glacier and Zagore Beach to the NW, and Charity Glacier to the SW.

The peaks are named after Khan Tervel of Bulgaria who stopped the Arab invasion of Europe in 718 AD.

Location

The peak is located at coord|62|42|58|S|60|16|16|W| which is 1.2 km W of St. Methodius Peak, 1.57 km ENE of MacKay Peak and 5.75 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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