Lovech Heights

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Lovech Heights (Bulgarian: Ловешки възвишения, ‘Loveshki Vazvisheniya’ \'lo-vesh-ki v&-zvi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 1700 m (Mount Persenk and Mount Moriya) on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. They are extending 15.5 km in east-west direction and 9.7 km wide, and are bounded by Rogosh Glacier to the northwest and south, Zlokuchene Glacier to the northeast and Weddell Sea to the east. Mrahori Saddle links the heights to Kyustendil Ridge to the north.

The feature is named after the city of Lovech in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Lovech Heights are centred at 64°53′00″S 61°08′00″W / 64.88333°S 61.13333°W / -64.88333; -61.13333Coordinates: 64°53′00″S 61°08′00″W / 64.88333°S 61.13333°W / -64.88333; -61.13333. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Lovech Heights. 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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