Stancheva Peak

Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Stancheva Peak (Bulgarian: връх Станчева, ‘Vrah Stancheva’ \'vr&h 'stan-che-va\) is the ice-covered peak with precipitous rocky northwest, southeast and southwest slopes that is rising to 850 m and forming the west extremity of Bigla Ridge on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. It surmounts Sleipnir Glacier to the north and Beaglehole Glacier to the south.

The feature is named after Kameliya Stancheva, participant in the 1996/97 Bulgarian Antarctic campaign, for her support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Location

Stancheva Peak is located at 66°30′55″S 64°08′54″W / 66.51528°S 64.14833°W / -66.51528; -64.14833Coordinates: 66°30′55″S 64°08′54″W / 66.51528°S 64.14833°W / -66.51528; -64.14833, which is 4.6 km south of Vologes Ridge, 6.68 km west-southwest of Mount Mecheva and 5.05 km northwest of Chuypetlovo Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Stancheva Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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