Sheynovo Peak
Sheynovo Peak (Bulgarian: връх Шейново, romanized: vrah Sheynovo, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈʃɛjnovo]) is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 600 m in Solvay Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free northeast and west slopes, and surmounts Buragara Cove to the north, Rush Glacier to the northeast and Dimkov Glacier to the south.
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The peak is named after the settlement of Sheynovo in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Sheynovo Peak is located at 64°24′22″S 62°37′06″W, which is 3.2 km east of Humann Point, 3 km southeast of Zabel Point, 3.35 km west of Mount Aciar and 2.37 km north-northwest of Kondolov Peak. 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)
- Sheynovo Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Sheynovo 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.