Skoparnik Bluff
Skoparnik Bluff (Bulgarian: рид Скопарник, romanized: rid Skoparnik, IPA: [ˈrid skoˈparnik]) is the partly ice-free bluff rising to 882 m[1] in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Victory Glacier to the southeast.
The feature is named after Skoparnik Peak on Vitosha Mountain in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Skoparnik Bluff is located at 63°46′08″S 58°40′26″W, which is 3.56 km south of Mount Schuyler, 4.88 km southwest of Antonov Peak and 6.83 km west of Bozveli Peak in Trakiya Heights, and 6.89 km northwest of Bezbog Peak and 7.08 km north-northwest of Gurgulyat Peak in Kondofrey Heights, and 11.52 km east-northeast of Bendida Peak. 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). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Skoparnik Bluff. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Skoparnik Bluff. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.