Ziezi Peak

Ziezi Peak

Ziezi Peak (Vrah Ziezi 'vr&h zi-'e-zi) ia s rocky peak rising to 320 m in the southeast extremity of Breznik Heights on Greenwich Island, Antarctica. Situated 1.3 km east of Viskyar Ridge, 400 m south of Drangov Peak, and 600 m west of Kormesiy Peak. Overlooking Targovishte Glacier to the west. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after the mythical grandson of Noah and progenitor of the Bulgars, ‘Ziezi ex quo Vulgares’ according to the 354 AD Roman Chronograph of Ravenna.

Map

* L.L. Ivanov et al, (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), Scale 1: 100000 map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sofia, 2005

References

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


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