Besapara Hill
Encyclopedia
Besapara Hill is a hill of 250m projecting from Sopot Ice Piedmont
in Delchev Ridge
, Tangra Mountains
on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
in Antarctica. The hill
was mapped in the Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05
, and is named after the ancient Thracian town of Besapara, ancestor of the present Bulgarian city of Pazardzhik.
, 2 km east of Vaptsarov Peak
and 1.5 km west of Mesta Peak
.
Sopot Ice Piedmont
Sopot Ice Piedmont is situated on Burgas Peninsula, Livingston Island, Antarctica, extending 7.5 km in east-west direction and 2.4 km in south-north direction...
in Delchev Ridge
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:...
, Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
on Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
in Antarctica. The hill
Hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills often have a distinct summit, although in areas with scarp/dip topography a hill may refer to a particular section of flat terrain without a massive summit A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. Hills...
was mapped in the Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05
Tangra 2004/05
The Tangra 2004/05 Expedition was commissioned by the Antarctic Place-names Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, managed by the Manfred Wörner Foundation, and supported by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy...
, and is named after the ancient Thracian town of Besapara, ancestor of the present Bulgarian city of Pazardzhik.
Location
The hill is located at 62°37′10"S 59°52′02"W which is 500m north of Kaloyan NunatakKaloyan Nunatak
Kaloyan Nunatak is a conspicuous nunatak in the Tangra Mountains. It is named after Czar Kaloyan of Bulgaria, 1197-1207 AD.Kaloyan Nunatak rises to approximately 400 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, on eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 2 km east of Vaptsarov Peak
Vaptsarov Peak
Vaptsarov Peak rises to approximately 410 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
and 1.5 km west of Mesta Peak
Mesta Peak
Mesta Peak is a conspicuous, sharp and narrow rocky peak extending 500 m in east-west direction and rising to approximately 400 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
.
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.