Dabnik Peak
Dabnik Peak (Bulgarian: връх Дъбник, romanized: vrah Dabnik, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ dɐbˈnik]) is a peak rising to 1038 m[1] off the west extremity of Laclavère Plateau on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated on the east side of Misty Pass, 14.2 km southeast of Cape Ducorps, 11.14 km southwest of Ami Boué Bluff and 9.81 km west-northwest of Kanitz Nunatak. Surmounting Broad Valley to the south and Ogoya Glacier to the northwest.
The peak is named after the town of Dolni (Lower) Dabnik in northern Bulgaria.
Location
Dabnik Peak is located at 63°28′31″S 57°58′17″W. 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
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- Dabnik 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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