St. Cyril Peak
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St. Cyril Peak rises to 1,505m in Friesland Ridge
in Tangra Mountains
on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. The peak is linked to St. Methodius Peak
to the southwest by Vladaya Saddle
and surmounts Ruen Icefall
to the west, Macy Glacier
to the east and Prespa Glacier
to the south.
The peak is "named after St. Cyril (827-869 AD) who, together with St. Methodius, created the Glagolitic alphabet
and translated the Holy Books into Bulgarian language
".
, 1.69 km south of Simeon Peak
, 4.27 km northwest of Samuel Point
, 1.97 km northeast of St. Methodius Peak
and 6.79 km southeast of Napier Peak
(Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96, and 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...
in Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
on Livingston 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. The peak is linked to St. Methodius Peak
St. Methodius Peak
St. Methodius Peak rises to approximately 1,180m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica and surmounts Ruen Icefall to the north-northwest, Prespa Glacier to the southeast and Charity Glacier to the southwest. Linked to St. Cyril Peak by Vladaya Saddle.The peak is...
to the southwest by Vladaya Saddle
Vladaya Saddle
Vladaya Saddle is a saddle of elevation 1000 m in the Friesland Ridge of Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Bounded by St. Cyril Peak to the northeast, and by St. Methodius Peak to the southwest. Overlooking Ruen Icefall to the northwest, and Prespa...
and surmounts Ruen Icefall
Ruen Icefall
Ruen Icefall descends towards False Bay from the circus overlooked by Simeon Peak, St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, on Rozhen Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.Ruen is the summit of Osogovo Mountain in...
to the west, 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 east and 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 south.
The peak is "named after St. Cyril (827-869 AD) who, together with St. Methodius, created the Glagolitic alphabet
Glagolitic alphabet
The Glagolitic alphabet , also known as Glagolitsa, is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. The name was not coined until many centuries after its creation, and comes from the Old Slavic glagolъ "utterance" . The verb glagoliti means "to speak"...
and translated the Holy Books into Bulgarian language
Bulgarian language
Bulgarian is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group.Bulgarian, along with the closely related Macedonian language, demonstrates several linguistic characteristics that set it apart from all other Slavic languages such as the elimination of case declension, the...
".
Location
The peak is located at 62°42′20"S 60°12′50"W which is 4.15 km south-southwest of Mount FrieslandMount Friesland
Mount Friesland is the summit of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is rising to 1700 m sharp, and is heavily glaciated and crevassed. Situated 12.5 km northeast of Barnard Point, 9.7 km east-southeast of St...
, 1.69 km south of Simeon Peak
Simeon Peak
Simeon Peak rises to 1,576 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is linked to St...
, 4.27 km northwest of Samuel Point
Samuel Point
Samuel Point is on the coast of Bransfield Strait forming the southwest side of the entrance to Brunow Bay on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 1.97 km northeast of St. Methodius Peak
St. Methodius Peak
St. Methodius Peak rises to approximately 1,180m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica and surmounts Ruen Icefall to the north-northwest, Prespa Glacier to the southeast and Charity Glacier to the southwest. Linked to St. Cyril Peak by Vladaya Saddle.The peak is...
and 6.79 km southeast of Napier Peak
Napier Peak
Napier Peak is the partly ice-free peak rising to 380 m on Hurd Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is linked to Charrúa Gap to the north by an 1.5 km ice-covered col, and by an ice-covered saddle to Mirador Hill to the south-southwest, and surmounts...
(Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96, 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. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
