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Peak on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Troyan Peak from Balkan Snowfield, with Stambolov Crag on the left and Lom Peak on the right.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island

Troyan Peak (Bulgarian: връх Троян, romanizedvrah Troyan, IPA: [ˈvrɤx troˈjan]) is a peak rising to 810 m in the Friesland Ridge of the Tangra Mountains in Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It has a steep, snow-free west slope and surmounts the Ruen Icefall to the north, west and south. The peak is named after the Bulgarian town of Troyan.

Location

The peak is located at 62°42′11.1″S 60°14′32″W / 62.703083°S 60.24222°W / -62.703083; -60.24222, which is 1.42 km west by north of St. Cyril Peak, 1.44 km north of St. Methodius Peak, 1.31 km northeast of Lom Peak and 1.2 km south of Stambolov Crag (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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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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