Chapanov Peak

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Chapanov Peak (Bulgarian: Чапанов връх, ‘Chapanov Vrah’ \cha-'pa-nov 'vr&h\) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 600 m in Metlichina Ridge on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Punchbowl Glacier to the north-northeast and Borima Bay to the south.

The feature is named after the meteorologist Tsoncho Chapanov (1930-1971), the first Bulgarian scientist to have worked in Antarctica, at the Soviet base Mirny in January–April 1967.

Location

Chapanov Peak is located at 65°11′21″S 62°00′24″W / 65.18917°S 62.00667°W / -65.18917; -62.00667Coordinates: 65°11′21″S 62°00′24″W / 65.18917°S 62.00667°W / -65.18917; -62.00667, which is 1.95 km northwest of Diralo Point, 2.58 km southeast of Zahariev Peak and 5.85 km west of Kaloyanov Peak in Poibrene Heights. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Chapanov Peak. 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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