Govedare Peak

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Govedare Peak (Bulgarian: връх Говедаре, ‘Vrah Govedare’ \'vr&h go-ve-'da-re\) is the rocky peak rising to 850 m in Zagreus Ridge on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. It surmounts Hektoria Glacier to the northeast, and a tributary to Paspal Glacier to the southwest. The feature is named after the settlement of Govedare in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Govedare Peak is located at 64°52′33″S 61°48′38″W / 64.87583°S 61.81056°W / -64.87583; -61.81056Coordinates: 64°52′33″S 61°48′38″W / 64.87583°S 61.81056°W / -64.87583; -61.81056, which is 2.73 km east-southeast of Duhla Peak, 11.18 km west of Mount Quandary, and 13.18 km north of Pirne Peak. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

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

References

• Govedare Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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