Velichkov Knoll

Velichkov Knoll (Bulgarian: Величкова могила, ‘Velichkova Mogila’ \ve-'lich-ko-va mo-'gi-la\) is the peak rising to 970 m east of Sabine Glacier and west of Andrew Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land on the Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 6.55 km east-southeast of Bankya Peak, 5.25 km northeast of Sredorek Peak and 6.3 km southwest of Nikyup Point.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian pioneer of aviation Stoyan Velichkov (b. 1871) who constructed the first air-dropped bomb ‘Velichka’ used in the First Balkan War in 1912.

Location

Velichkov Knoll is located at . German-British mapping in 1996.

Map

References

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