Asparuh Peak

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Asparuh Peak (Asparuhov Vrah \as-pa-'ru-hov 'vr&h\) is a peak situated on Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak rises to 760m in Bowles Ridge and is linked to the Melnik Ridge by the 575m high Yankov Gap. It was named after Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria, 668-700 AD, who incorporated by treaty the territory between the Balkan Mountains and the Danube in 681 AD.

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The peak is located at 62°36′47″S, 60°09′14″W which is 2.4 km east of the Mount Bowles, 1.25km south of the Melnik Ridge and 1.75km west of Atanasoff Nunatak.

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