Paprat Peak
Paprat Peak (Bulgarian: връх Папрат, romanized: vrah Paprat, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈpaprɐt]) is the ice-covered peak of elevation 650 m in Solvay Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It surmounts Koch Glacier to the east, Chiriguano Bay to the south and Jenner Glacier to the northwest.
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The peak is named after the settlement of Paprat in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Paprat Peak is located at 64°26′18″S 62°31′49″W, which is 3.5 km east-southeast of Kondolov Peak, 4.4 km south by east of Mount Aciar, 7.35 km southwest of Cook Summit, 7 km northwest of Cervantes Point and 6 km northeast of Mount Bulcke. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Paprat Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- Paprat Peak. Copernix satellite image
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.