Levski Peak

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Levski Peak

Elevation 1,430 metres (4,691 feet)
Location Livingston Island, Antarctica
Range Tangra Mountains
Coordinates 62°39′48″S, 60°07′00″W

Levski Peak (Връх Левски (Vrah Levski) \'vr&h 'lev-ski\) is a mountain in Antarctica, rising to approximately 1,430 metres in the western extremity of Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. It surmounts Huron Glacier to the north and Macy Glacier to the south. The peak was named after Vasil Levski (1837-1873), a national hero of the Bulgarian liberation movement.

[edit] Location

The peak is located E of Shipka Saddle, 1.35 km E of Lyaskovets Peak, 3.8 km SE of Kuzman Knoll, 5.5 km S of Atanasoff Nunatak, 3.4 km W by N of Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja), and 3.45 km N by W of St. Naum Peak.

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