Malamir Knoll
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Malamir Knoll rises to 200 m in the southeast extremity of the Dryanovo Heights
, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. It has precipitous and ice-free southwest slopes and was named after the Bulgarian ruler Khan Malamir
, 831-836 AD.
The knoll is located at 62°30′10"S 59°48′13"W which is 2.37 km east of Tile Ridge
, and 2.9 km northeast of Triangle Point
, 2.65 km north-northwest of Spit Point
and 3.78 km west by south of Labbé Point
(Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05
and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Dryanovo Heights
Dryanovo Heights The ice-covered heights rising to 520 m in the northwest part of Greenwich Island. Extending 13 km in northwest-southeast direction, and 7 km in northeast-southwest direction...
, Greenwich Island in the 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...
, Antarctica. It has precipitous and ice-free southwest slopes and was named after the Bulgarian ruler Khan Malamir
Malamir of Bulgaria
Malamir was the ruler of Bulgaria 831–836.Malamir was a son of Omurtag and a grandson of Krum. His name may be of Slavic origin, and is claimed to be the first Bulgar khan to possess a Slavic name; however another theory is that it was an Iranian name, as there is an Iranian city named Malamir...
, 831-836 AD.
The knoll is located at 62°30′10"S 59°48′13"W which is 2.37 km east of Tile Ridge
Tile Ridge
Tile Ridge is a partly ice-free ridge of elevation 240 m in Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica....
, and 2.9 km northeast of Triangle Point
Triangle Point
Triangle Point is the low ice-free tipped point forming the northwest side of the entrance to Shopski Cove in the south coast of Parvomay Neck linking the northwest and southeast parts of Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 2.65 km north-northwest of Spit Point
Spit Point (Greenwich Island)
Spit Point is a narrow gravel spit forming the south side of the entrance to Yankee Harbor, Greenwich Island, in the South Shetland Islands. Situated at the end of...
and 3.78 km west by south of Labbé Point
Labbé Point
Labbé Point is a point projecting into the southwest part of Discovery Bay from Parvomay Neck, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica with an adjacent ice-free area of . The point forms the northwest side of the entrance to Basullo Cove and the east side of the entrance to...
(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 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.
