Mihnevski Peak

Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Mihnevski Peak (Bulgarian: Михневски връх, ‘Mihnevski Vrah’ \'mih-nev-ski 'vr&h\) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 600 m in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Exasperation Inlet to the southwest.

The feature is named after Nikolay Mihnevski, meteorologist in the first Bulgarian Antarctic campaign in 1987/88.

Location

Mihnevski Peak is located at 65°11′51″S 61°52′15″W / 65.19750°S 61.87083°W / -65.19750; -61.87083Coordinates: 65°11′51″S 61°52′15″W / 65.19750°S 61.87083°W / -65.19750; -61.87083, which is 4.67 km south of Ravnogor Peak, 4.07 km west of Tikale Peak, 6.4 km northwest of Kunino Point and 5.15 km east of Diralo Point.

Maps

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

References

Mihnevski 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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