Coburg Peak
Coburg Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кобург, romanized: vrah Koburg, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈkɔbork]) is the rocky peak rising to 754 m[1] in Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast.
| Coburg Peak | |
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 Location of Trinity Peninsula.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 754 m (2,474 ft) |
The peak is named after the Bulgarian royal house of Coburg (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), 1887–1946.
Location
Coburg Peak is located at 63°41′42″S 58°20′57″W, which is 1.25 km west-northwest of Obidim Peak, 4.69 km northeast of Siniger Nunatak, 3.32 km east-southeast of Gigen Peak and 3.34 km southwest of Chochoveni Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Coburg Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Coburg 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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