Kondofrey Heights
Kondofrey Heights (Bulgarian: Кондофрейски възвишения, ‘Kondofreyski Vazvisheniya’ \kon-do-'frey-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 1119 m (Skakavitsa Peak) on the southeast side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated east of Detroit Plateau, south of Victory Glacier and west of Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea. Linked to Detroit Plateau by Podgumer Col. Extending 9.2 km in east-west direction and 7.5 km in north-south direction.
The heights are named after the settlement of Kondofrey in western Bulgaria.
Location
Kondofrey Heights are located at 63°50′00″S 58°34′00″W / 63.83333°S 58.56667°WCoordinates: 63°50′00″S 58°34′00″W / 63.83333°S 58.56667°W. German-British mapping in 1996.
Map
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.