Kopriva Peak

Kopriva Peak (Bulgarian: връх Коприва, romanized: vrah Kopriva, IPA: [ˈvrɤx koˈprivɐ]) is the rocky peak rising to 1100 m at the south extremity of Wolseley Buttress on the southeast side of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It surmounts Albone Glacier to the east and Edgeworth Glacier to the west.

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

The peak is named after the settlement of Kopriva in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Kopriva Peak is located at 64°14′38″S 59°46′00″W, which is 5.14 km southwest of Bolgar Buttress, 10.38 km northwest of Dolen Peak, 8.73 km northeast of Trave Peak and 5.74 km east-southeast of Paramun Buttress.

Maps
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References


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


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