Burdick South Peak
Burdick South Peak (Bulgarian: връх южен Бърдик, romanized: vrah yuzhen Bardik, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈjuʒɛn ˈbɤrdik]) rises 544 m and is formed by an offshoot extending 1 km west-southwestwards from the southeastern extremity of Burdick Ridge in eastern Livingston Island. The peak is narrow, with steep and partly ice-free southern and northern slopes. It is linked to Willan Nunatak by Willan Saddle.
The feature takes its name from Burdick Peak.
Location
The peak is located at 62°38′36″S 60°15′33″W which is 980 m south by west of Burdick Peak, 5.26 km east of Sinemorets Hill, 1.45 km northeast of Willan Nunatak and 1.49 km west-northwest of Pliska Peak.
The peak was mapped by the Spanish Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
References
- Burdick South Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Burdick South Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.