Velichkov Knoll

Location of Davis Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Velichkov Knoll (Bulgarian: Величкова могила, ‘Velichkova Mogila’ \ve-'lich-ko-va mo-'gi-la\) is the peak rising to 970 m east of Sabine Glacier and west of Andrew Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 6.55 km east-southeast of Bankya Peak, 5.25 km northeast of Sredorek Peak and 6.3 km southwest of Nikyup Point.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian pioneer of aviation Stoyan Velichkov (1871-1966)^[1] who constructed the first air-dropped bomb ‘Velichka’ used in the First Balkan War in 1912.

Location

Velichkov Knoll is located at 63°53′41″S 59°45′27″W / 63.89472°S 59.75750°W / -63.89472; -59.75750Coordinates: 63°53′41″S 59°45′27″W / 63.89472°S 59.75750°W / -63.89472; -59.75750. German-British mapping in 1996.

Map

Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.

Notes

↑ Eternal Calendar of the Bulgarians 2003. Tangra TanNakRa All Bulgarian Foundation, 2002. p. 10.

References

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