Skakavitsa Peak
Skakavitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Скакавица, romanized: vrah Skakavitsa, IPA: [ˈvrɤx skɐˈkavit͡sɐ]) is the peak rising to 1115 m,[1] the summit of Kondofrey Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated in the north part of the heights, 2.08 km northeast of Gurgulyat Peak, 3 km northwest of Mount Reece, 9.93 km south-southeast of Mount Schuyler, and 8.94 km southwest of Mount Daimler in Trakiya Heights. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the north and east.
The peak is named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria.
Location
Skakavitsa Peak is located at 63°48′58″S 58°35′27″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)
- Skakavitsa Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Skakavitsa Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.