Batkun Peak

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Batkun Peak (Bulgarian: връх Баткун, ‘Vrah Batkun’ \'vr&h bat-'kun\) is the peak rising to 1100 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated in the west part of Grivitsa Ridge, surmounting Darvari Glacier to the north and Zaychar Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the settlement of Batkun in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Batkun Peak is located at 64°30′13″S 60°21′29″W / 64.50361°S 60.35806°W / -64.50361; -60.35806Coordinates: 64°30′13″S 60°21′29″W / 64.50361°S 60.35806°W / -64.50361; -60.35806, which is 9.77 km southwest of Gusla Peak, 9.43 km northwest of Fothergill Point, 3.43 km north-northeast of Kableshkov Ridge, and 23.22 km southeast of Baldwin Peak on Danco Coast. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.

References

• Batkun Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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