Dodunekov Peak

Dodunekov Peak (Bulgarian: Додунеков връх, romanized: Dodunekov vrah, IPA: [doˈdunɛkov ˈvrɤx]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1100 m in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free southwest slopes, and surmounts Caulfield Glacier to the north and Rickmers Glacier to the south.

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

The peak is named after Stefan Dodunekov (1945-2012), for his support for the Bulgarian Antarctic topographic surveys and mapping.

Location

Dodunekov Peak is located at 66°11′23″S 64°53′52″W, which is 21.65 km east-southeast of Lens Peak, 12.77 km southeast of Coblentz Peak and 21 km north of Richardson Nunatak. British mapping in 1976.

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

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

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