St. Gorazd Peak
St. Gorazd Peak (Bulgarian: връх Св. Горазд, romanized: vrah Sv. Gorazd, IPA: [ˈvrɤx svɛˈti ɡoˈrast]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 892 m[1] in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is overlooking Vaughan Inlet to the northeast.
Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the Great Moravian scholar St. Gorazd (9-10th century AD), a disciple of St. Cyril and St. Methodius.
Location
St. Gorazd Peak is located at 65°09′03″S 61°47′52″W, which is 2.8 km east of Ravnogor Peak, 8.5 km west of Whiteside Hill and 2.5 km north of Dimcha Peak.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- St. Gorazd Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- St. Gorazd 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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