Shumen Peak

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Shumen Peak (Vrah Shumen \'vr&h 'shu-men\) rises to 770 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica and surmounts Charity Glacier to the W, Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the S, and Prespa Glacier to the SE. The peak is named after the Bulgarian town of Shumen.

[edit] Location

The peak is located at 62°43′43″S, 60°15′21″W which is 1.5 km S of St. Methodius Peak, 640 m S of Chepelare Peak and 1.6 km SE of Tervel Peak (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.