Kalofer Peak
Kalofer Peak (Bulgarian: връх Калофер, romanized: vrah Kalofer, IPA: [ˈvrɤx kɐˈɫɔfɛr]) is a 300 m sharp rocky peak in the Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is named after the town of Kalofer in Central Bulgaria.
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Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
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Kalofer Peak from Bransfield Strait.
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Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.
Location
The peak is located at 62°41′23.4″S 60°01′03.7″W which is 960 m south of Radichkov Peak, 410 m northwest of M'Kean Point (formed by an offshoot of the peak), 2.19 km southeast of Serdica Peak and 2.15 km northeast of Christoff Cliff.
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
- Kalofer Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Kalofer 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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