Skakavitsa Peak
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Skakavitsa Peak is the peak rising to 1119 m, the summit of Kondofrey Heights
on Trinity Peninsula
, Antarctic Peninsula
. Situated in the north part of the heights, 2.08 km northeast of Gurgulyat Peak
, 3 km northwest of Mount Reece
, 9.93 km south-southeast of Mount Schuyler
, and 8.94 km southwest of Mount Daimler
in Trakiya Heights
. Surmounting Victory Glacier
to the north and east.
The peak is named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve
in Rila Mountain
, Bulgaria
.
Kondofrey Heights
Kondofrey Heights are the heights rising to 1119 m on the southeast side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated east of Detroit Plateau, south of Victory Glacier and west of Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea. Linked to Detroit Plateau by Podgumer Col...
on Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the extreme northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula, extending northeastward for about from a line connecting Cape Kjellman and Cape Longing. Dating back more than a century, chartmakers used various names for this portion of the Antarctic peninsula, each name having some...
, Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula is the northernmost part of the mainland of Antarctica. It extends from a line between Cape Adams and a point on the mainland south of Eklund Islands....
. Situated in the north part of the heights, 2.08 km northeast of Gurgulyat Peak
Gurgulyat Peak
Gurgulyat Peak is the peak rising to 1050 m in Kondofrey Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.08 km southwest of Skakavitsa Peak, 4 km west by north of Mount Reece and 10.6 km south of Mount Schuyler. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the north.The peak is named after the...
, 3 km northwest of Mount Reece
Mount Reece
Mount Reece is a sharp, ice-free peak, 1,085 m, standing 4 nautical miles west of Pitt Point. It is the second highest point of Kondofrey Heights forming the south wall of Victory Glacier on the south side of Trinity Peninsula...
, 9.93 km south-southeast of Mount Schuyler
Mount Schuyler
Mount Schuyler is the peak rising to 1435 m off the northeast extremity of Detroit Plateau in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the southeast...
, and 8.94 km southwest of Mount Daimler
Mount Daimler
Mount Daimler is one of the highest points of the rock massif of Trakiya Heights between Russell East Glacier and Victory Glacier, 3 nautical miles south of Mount Canicula, Trinity Peninsula. Mapped from surveys by Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey...
in Trakiya Heights
Trakiya Heights
Trakiya Heights are the heights rising to 1336 m on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Bounded by Russell West Glacier to the north, Srem Gap and Russell East Glacier to the northeast, Victory Glacier to the southwest and Zlidol Gate to the northwest. Surmounting Prince Gustav Channel,...
. Surmounting Victory Glacier
Victory Glacier
Victory Glacier is a gently sloping glacier, 8 nautical miles long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point. Bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and Kondofrey Heights to the south...
to the north and east.
The peak is named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve
Skakavitsa Waterfall
The Skakavitsa Waterfall is the highest waterfall in the Rila Mountains in Bulgaria. It is part of Rila National Park and is located on the Skakavitsa River...
in Rila Mountain
Rila
Rila is a mountain range in southwestern Bulgaria and the highest mountain range of Bulgaria and the Balkans, with its highest peak being Musala at 2,925 m...
, 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...
.
Location
Skakavitsa Peak is located at 63°48′58"S 58°35′27"W. German-British mapping in 1996.Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.