Burdick South Peak

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Burdick South Peak (Vrah Yuzhen Burdick \'vr&h 'yu-zhen 'b&r-dik\) rises 544 m and is formed by an offshoot extending 1km west-southwestwards from the southeastern extremity of Burdick Ridge in eastern Livingston Island. The peak is narrow, with steep and partly ice-free southern and northern slopes. It is linked to Willan Nunatak by Willan Saddle.

The feature takes its name from Burdick Peak.

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The peak is located at 62°38′37″S, 60°15′33″W which is 900 m south by southwest of Burdick Peak, 5.26 km east of Sinemorets Hill, 1.5 km northeast of Willan Nunatak and 1.5 km west by north of the summit of Pliska Ridge.

The peak was mapped by the Spanish Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.