Rezen Knoll

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Rezen Knoll (Bulgarian: Vrah Rezen \'vr&h 're-zen\) is a knoll in eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. The knoll is bounded to the E, N and W by Perunika Glacier, linked to Burdick Ridge by Rezen Saddle. The feature is 250 m wide, extending 500 m in E-W direction. Composed of lavas, with precipitous slopes except to the E. Partly ice-free height and western and northern slopes.

Rough British mapping in 1968, detailed mapping by the Spanish Servicio Geográfico del Ejército in 1991. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey.

A descriptive name of national geography. Golyam (Big) Rezen and Malak (Little) Rezen are two of the most spectacular peaks of Vitosha Mountain near Sofia, Bulgaria. ‘Rezen’ is the Bulgarian for ‘slice.’

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The knoll is located at 62°37′33″S, 60°16′36″W which is 4,090 m W by S of Mount Bowles, 3,430 m E by S of Aleko Point, 4,640 m ENE of Sinemorets Hill, 1,560 m NW of Burdick Peak, and 620 m NNW of Burdick West Peak.

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