Ludogorie Peak
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Ludogorie Peak is a peak rising to 350 m in Friesland Ridge
, Tangra Mountains
in eastern Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands
in Antarctica. The peak overlooks Prespa Glacier
to the west and south, Macy Glacier
to the northeast, and Brunow Bay
to the east, and is named after Ludogorie
region in northeastern Bulgaria.
, 3.25 km southwest of Peshev Peak and 1.25 km northeast of Radomir Knoll
(Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Friesland Ridge
Friesland Ridge is a ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, part of the Tangra Mountains. The summit, Mount Friesland, which rises to , is the northwesternmost of the ridge’s six main peaks...
, Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
in eastern 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 peak overlooks Prespa Glacier
Prespa Glacier
Prespa Glacier on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is bounded to the east by Needle Peak and Ludogorie Peak, to the northwest by St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak, and to the southwest by Shumen Peak and Yambol Peak, and flows southeastward into...
to the west and south, Macy Glacier
Macy Glacier
Macy Glacier is a 6 km long and 2.3 km crescent-shaped glacier on the southern slopes of Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
to the northeast, and Brunow Bay
Brunow Bay
Brunow Bay is a 2.33 km wide bay indenting for 1.5 km the southeast side of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The bay is entered between Samuel Point and Vazov Point, and has its northwestern coast formed by the terminus of Macy Glacier.The feature is named by...
to the east, and is named after Ludogorie
Ludogorie
The Ludogorie or Deliorman is a region in northeastern Bulgaria stretching over the plateau of the same name. Major cities in the region are Razgrad, Novi Pazar, Pliska and Isperih...
region in northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
The peak is located at 62°43′10.5"S 60°10′30"W which is 960 m north-northwest of Needle Peak, 1.08 km south-southeast of Preslav CragPreslav Crag
Preslav Crag is a sharp peak rising to approx. 600 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 3.25 km southwest of Peshev Peak and 1.25 km northeast of Radomir Knoll
Radomir Knoll
Radomir Knoll rises to approximately 300 m in Prespa Glacier, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is formed by the south extremity of an offshoot of Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains extending to the south-southeasdr from St...
(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