Matov Peak

Location of Davis Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Matov Peak (Bulgarian: Матов връх, ‘Matov Vrah’ \'ma-tov 'vr&h\ is the ice-covered peak rising to 1350 m in the northwest foothills of Detroit Plateau on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free west and south slopes.

The peak is named after Hristo Matov (1872-1922), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Macedonia.

Location

Matov Peak is located at 64°02′54″S 60°07′15″W / 64.04833°S 60.12083°W / -64.04833; -60.12083Coordinates: 64°02′54″S 60°07′15″W / 64.04833°S 60.12083°W / -64.04833; -60.12083, which is 4.1 km south of Hargrave Hill, 16.26 km south-southeast of Havilland Point, 11.7 km southwest of Volov Peak, 15.95 km west of Ezdimir Buttress and 24.2 km northeast of Mount Ader. 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 of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2014.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Matov Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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