Antonov Peak

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Antonov Peak (Bulgarian: Антонов връх, ‘Antonov Vrah’ \an-'to-nov 'vr&h\) is the peak rising to over 1300 m in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 4.45 km east of Mount Schuyler, 4.25 km southeast of Sirius Knoll, 4.9 km west by north of Mount Daimler, and 8.23 km north of Skakavitsa Peak in Kondofrey Heights. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian automobile constructor Rumen Antonov (b. 1944) who invented an innovative automatic gearbox.

Location

Antonov Peak is located at 63°44′32″S 58°35′43″W / 63.74222°S 58.59528°W / -63.74222; -58.59528Coordinates: 63°44′32″S 58°35′43″W / 63.74222°S 58.59528°W / -63.74222; -58.59528. German-British mapping in 1996.

Map

Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.

References

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

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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