Breznik Heights

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Breznik Heights (Breznishki Vazvisheniya \'brez-nish-ki v&-zvi-'she-ni-ya\) rises to over 600 m in the southeast part of Greenwich Island. They extend 12 km between Santa Cruz Point in the north east and the base of the moraine spit at the mouth of Yankee Harbour in the southwest. The heights are ice covered except for limited areas such as Oborishte Ridge, Ephraim Bluff, Viskyar Ridge and Bogdan Ridge.

The heights are named after the town of Breznik in Western Bulgaria.

[edit] Location

The midpoint of the feature is located at 62°31′14″S, 59°39′55″W.

[edit] External links

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Reference Map

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