Simeon Peak
| Simeon Peak | |
|---|---|
 Simeon Peak from the west slopes of Lyaskovets Peak, with Catalunyan Saddle in the foreground. | |
| Elevation | 1,576 m (5,171 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica |
| Range | Tangra Mountains |
Simeon Peak (Vrah Simeon \'vr&h si-me-'on\) rises to 1,576 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is linked to St. Boris Peak to the northeast by Paril Saddle and surmounts Huntress Glacier to the northwest, Ruen Icefall to the southwest, and Macy Glacier to the east.
The peak is named after Czar Simeon the Great of Bulgaria, 893-927 AD.
Location
The peak is located at 62°41′27″S 60°12′25″W / 62.69083°S 60.20694°WCoordinates: 62°41′27″S 60°12′25″W / 62.69083°S 60.20694°W, which is 2.48 km south-southwest of Mount Friesland, 1.85 km south-southwest of St. Boris Peak and 1.69 km north of St. Cyril Peak (British mapping in 1968, Argentine in 1980, Spanish in 1991, and Bulgarian in 2005 and 2009 from topographic surveys in 1995/96 and 2004/05).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
References
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.