Satovcha Peak (Bulgarian: връх Сатовча, romanized: vrah Satovcha, IPA: [ˈvrɤx sɐˈtɔft͡ʃɐ]) is the mostly ice-covered peak rising to 1587 m[1] in Havre Mountains, northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It surmounts Bongrain Ice Piedmont to the northeast and Lennon Glacier to the southwest. Its south slopes are precipitous and partly ice-free. The vicinity was visited on 4 January 1988 by the geological survey party of Christo Pimpirev and Borislav Kamenov (First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition), and Philip Nell and Peter Marquis (British Antarctic Survey).
The feature is named after the settlement of Satovcha in Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
editThe peak is located at 69°09′27″S 71°46′52″W / 69.15750°S 71.78111°W, which is 14.88 km east-southeast of Cape Vostok, 5.6 km south-southeast of Boyn Ridge, 13.23 km west by north of Mount Newman, 7.73 km northwest of Igralishte Peak and 6.54 km northeast of Nicolai Peak.
Maps
edit- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated
Notes
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
edit- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Satovcha Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
edit- Satovcha 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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