Chepelare Peak (Bulgarian: връх Чепеларе, romanized: vrah Chepelare, IPA: [ˈvrɤx t͡ʃɛpɛˈɫarɛ]) rises to approximately 900 m in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. The peak surmounts Charity Glacier to the west and Prespa Glacier to the southeast and is named after the Bulgarian town of Chepelare.
First climbed by the Bulgarians Marcho Paunov and Doychin Boyanov on 14 January 2024.
Location
The peak is located at 62°43′18.3″S 60°15′04″W / 62.721750°S 60.25111°W / -62.721750; -60.25111 which is 700 m south-southwest of St. Methodius Peak, 1.07 km southeast of Tervel Peak and 850 m north of Shumen Peak. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
Notes
- V. Hadzhiev. Alpinists from the Bulgarian base in Antarctica climbed the ice peak of Chepelare. 24 Hours Newspaper, 16 January 2024.
References
- Chepelare Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Chepelare Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.