Skakavitsa Peak

Skakavitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Скакавица, romanized: vrah Skakavitsa, IPA: [ˈvrɤx skɐˈkavit͡sɐ]) is the peak rising to 1119 m, the summit of Kondofrey Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated in the north part of the heights, 2.08 km northeast of Gurgulyat Peak, 3 km northwest of Mount Reece, 9.93 km south-southeast of Mount Schuyler, and 8.94 km southwest of Mount Daimler in Trakiya Heights. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the north and east.

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

The peak is named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria.

Location

Skakavitsa Peak is located at 63°48′58″S 58°35′27″W. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps

Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Skakavitsa Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

External links

Skakavitsa 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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