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 of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Govedare Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

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