Blesna Peak

Blesna Peak (Bulgarian: връх Блесна, romanized: vrah Blesna, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ˈblɛsnɐ]) is the ice-covered peak of elevation 1300 m in the northeast part of Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It surmounts Paré Glacier to the west and north, and Laënnec Glacier to the southeast. The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Blesna in Southern Bulgaria.[1]

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Location

Blesna Peak is located at 64°10′23″S 62°17′25″W,[2] which is 7.4 km east of Mount Rokitansky, 7.15 km south of Virchow Hill, 6.12 km southwest of Mount Cabeza, 9.82 km west by north of Petroff Point and 6.95 km northwest of Opizo Peak. It underwent British mapping in 1980 and again in 2008.[1]

Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Stribog Mountains occupy most of the central and the right, near part of the island.

References
  1. Blesna Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
  2. 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.

Maps
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