Bansko Peak
Encyclopedia
Bansko Peak is a 280m rocky peak in the eastern extremity of the Delchev Ridge
in the Tangra Mountains
of Livingston Island. The peak was named after the town of Bansko in Southwestern Bulgaria
.
, 690 m northeast of Karlovo Peak
, and 390 m southwest of Lyulin Peak
.
Delchev Ridge
Delchev Ridge is the eastern ridge of the Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island and extends 10 km east-northeastward from Devin Saddle to Renier Point. The ridge is named in association with Delchev Peak.-Location:...
in the Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
of Livingston Island. The peak was named after the town of Bansko in Southwestern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Location
The peak is located at 62°36′49.3"S 59°48.5′00"W, 500 m east-northeast of Malyovitsa CragMalyovitsa Crag
Malyovitsa Crag is a rocky peak rising to 290 m in the east extremity of Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Sopot Ice Piedmont to the west...
, 690 m northeast of Karlovo Peak
Karlovo Peak
Karlovo Peak is a 300 m peak in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains on eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, and 390 m southwest of Lyulin Peak
Lyulin Peak
Lyulin Peak is a sharp double peak forming the east extremity of Delchev Ridge and Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peaks rise to approximately 200 m, have rocky, ice-free slopes and surmount Renier Point...
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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.
