Glavinitsa Peak
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Glavinitsa Peak is the peak rising to 1500 m in the central part of Rudozem Heights
on Fallières Coast
in Graham Land
, Antarctica. It has precipitous and partly ice-free northwest and south slopes, and is surmounting Bader Glacier
to the north and Bucher Glacier
to the southwest.
The peak is named after the town of Glavinitsa
in Northeastern Bulgaria.
and 6.71 km south-southeast of Thomson Head
. British mapping in 1978.
Rudozem Heights
Rudozem Heights are the heights rising to 1500 m at the base and in the interior of German Peninsula on Fallières Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, extending 18.5 km in northeast-southwest direction and 13.7 km in east-west direction...
on Fallières Coast
Fallieres Coast
Fallières Coast is that portion of the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between the head of Bourgeois Fjord and Cape Jeremy and lies on Marguerite Bay and the Wordie Ice Shelf. On the south it is joined by Rymill Coast, and in the north by Loubet Coast. Fallières Coast was first explored in...
in Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, Antarctica. It has precipitous and partly ice-free northwest and south slopes, and is surmounting Bader Glacier
Bader Glacier
Bader Glacier is a small glacier draining the west slopes of Rudozem Heights and flowing to Bourgeois Fjord just south of Thomson Head on German Peninsula, Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica...
to the north and Bucher Glacier
Bucher Glacier
Bucher Glacier is a small glacier draining the west slopes of Rudozem Heights and flowing to Bourgeois Fjord just north of Bottrill Head on the German Peninsula, Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica...
to the southwest.
The peak is named after the town of Glavinitsa
Glavinitsa
Glavinitsa is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Silistra Province. It is the administrative centre of Glavinitsa Municipality, which lies in the southwestern part of Silistra Province, in the historical region of Southern Dobruja...
in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Glavinitsa Peak is located at 67°38′34"S 66°42′36"W, which is 12.84 km northeast of Bottrill HeadBottrill Head
Bottrill Head is a rugged headland on the east side of Bourgeois Fjord which forms the southwest extremity of German Peninsula and the north side of the entrance to Dogs Leg Fjord in Fallières Coast, on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica. It was first surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham...
and 6.71 km south-southeast of Thomson Head
Thomson Head
Thomson Head is a steep, rocky headland rising to 915 m at the east side of Bourgeois Fjord, between Perutz and Bader Glaciers, forming the north extremity of German Peninsula on Fallières Coast on the west side of Graham Land, Antarctica. First surveyed in 1936 by the British Graham Land...
. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.