Pishtachev Peak

Pishtachev Peak (Bulgarian: Пищачев връх, romanized: Pishtachev vrah, IPA: [piˈʃtat͡ʃɛv ˈvrɤx]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 1300 m between Rozier Glacier and Blanchard Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

Location of Danco Coast.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian cartographer Toma Pishtachev (1876-1955).

Location

Pishtachev Peak is located at 64°44′00″S 62°06′27″W, which is 5.3 km east of Sophie Cliff, 5.67 km south-southeast of Garnerin Point, and 5.57 km southwest of Sadler Point. British mapping in 1980.

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

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

External links

Pishtachev Peak. Copernix satellite image

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

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