Chakarov Peak
Chakarov Peak (Bulgarian: Чакъров връх, romanized: Chakarov Vrah, IPA: [t͡ʃɐˈkɤrov ˈvrɤx]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 650 m in Poibrene Heights on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Punchbowl Glacier to the west.
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Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after Asen Chakarov, engineer in the first Bulgarian Antarctic campaign in 1987/88.
Location
Chakarov Peak is located at 65°08′50″S 61°54′54″W, which is 2.95 km west-northwest of Ravnogor Peak, 3.94 km north-northwest of Kaloyanov Peak, 4.7 km east of Andreev Nunatak and 3.8 km south-southwest of St. Sava Peak.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Chakarov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Chakarov Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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