Simeon Peak

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Simeon Peak

Simeon Peak (Vrah Simeon \'vr&h si-me-'on\) rises to 1,576 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak surmounts Huntress Glacier to the NW, Ruen Icefall to the SW, and Macy Glacier to the E.

The peak is named after Czar Simeon the Great of Bulgaria, 893-927 AD.

[edit] Location

The peak is located at 62°41′31″S, 60°12′41″W which is 2.67 km SSW of Mount Friesland and 2 km SSW of St. Boris Peak (Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96, and mapping in 2005).

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