Paisiy Peak

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Paisiy Peak (Vrah Paisiy \'vr&h pa-'i-siy\) rises to approximately 550m in the Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island, Antarcticasurmounting Sopot Ice Piedmont to the N and E.

The peak is named after St. Paisiy Hilendarski (St. Paisius of Chilendar, 1722-73), a famous figure of the Bulgarian national Renaissance, and author of the book ‘Slavonic-Bulgarian History: On the People, Bulgarian Czars and Saints, and All Bulgarian Deeds and Events’.

[edit] Location

The peak is located at 62°37′34″S, 59°54′02″W which is 500 m N by W of Elena Peak, 5.1 km WSW of Renier Point and 3.97 km E by S of Rila Point (Bulgarian mapping in 2005).

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