Peshev Ridge

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Peshev Ridge on Livingston Island
Peshev Ridge on Livingston Island

Peshev Ridge (Peshev Rid \'pe-shev 'rid\) is a crescent-shaped ridge extending 2 km along the NE coast of Brunow Bay and SE of Macy Glacier, Livingston Island, Antarctica. Its E extremity is formed by the summit St. Naum Peak (620 m). The ridge was named in honour of Dimitar Peshev (1894-1973), who led the campaign that kept Bulgaria’s Jews safe during the Holocaust.

[edit] Location

The central peak is located at 62°41′56″S, 60°07′47″W which is 4.25 km E by S of Simeon Peak, 4.27 km SE of Mount Friesland, 3.96 km S of Levski Peak, and 5 km SW of Great Needle Peak (Falsa Aguja) (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05, and mapping in 2005).

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