Krichim Peak

Krichim Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кричим, romanized: vrah Krichim, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈkrit͡ʃim]) is an ice-covered peak of elevation 500 m in Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island, an island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Saedinenie Snowfield to the northwest and Panega Glacier to the southeast. The peak is named after the town of Krichim in Southern Bulgaria.

Location of Varna Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Krichim Peak from Miziya Peak.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Location

The cliff is located at 62°31′53″S 60°08′42″W which is 1.11 km northeast of Miziya Peak, 930 m north of Dospat Peak, 380 m southwest of Passy Peak and 1.73 km west-northwest of Madara Peak (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009 from the Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey).

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


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