Ivats Peak

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Ivats Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ивац, ‘Vrah Ivats’ \'vr&h i-'vats\) is the peak rising to 900 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated at the west extremity of a rocky ridge linked to Mount Elliott, surmounting Dinsmoor Glacier to the north and Desudava Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian bolyar and warrior Ivats (10-11th century).

Location

Ivats Peak is located at 64°24′39″S 60°10′54″W / 64.41083°S 60.18167°W / -64.41083; -60.18167Coordinates: 64°24′39″S 60°10′54″W / 64.41083°S 60.18167°W / -64.41083; -60.18167, which is 2.61 km south-southeast of Kavlak Peak, 7.49 km southwest of Darzalas Peak, 5.01 km west of Mount Elliott and 3.69 km northeast of Gusla Peak. British mapping in 1978.

Map

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.

References

Ivats 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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