Perperek Knoll
Perperek Knoll (Perperekska Mogila \per-pe-'rek-ska mo-'gi-la\) is a 360 m peak in Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Partly ice-free southeast slopes. Surmounting Kaliakra Glacier to the west and south. The peak is named after the settlement of Perperek[1] in the Rhodope Mountains hosting the remains of the Thracian holy town of Perperikon.[2]
Location
The knoll is located at 62°32′57″S 60°07′41″W / 62.54917°S 60.12806°WCoordinates: 62°32′57″S 60°07′41″W / 62.54917°S 60.12806°W which is 5.77 km north of Sliven Peak, 4.51 km northeast of Leslie Hill and 2.41 km southeast of Miziya Peak (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05, and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
Notes
- ↑ Perperek official website.
- ↑ SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Perperek Knoll.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.