Irakli Peak

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Irakli Peak (Bulgarian: връх Иракли, ‘Vrah Irakli’ \'vr&h i-rak-'li\) is the peak rising to 1336 m in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 1.43 km northeast of Antonov Peak, 3.24 km southwest of Mount Canicula, 3.87 km west-northwest of Mount Daimler and 3.56 km north-northwest of Bozveli Peak. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Russell East Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the Irakli nature site on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

Location

Irakli Peak is located at 63°44′08″S 58°34′14″W / 63.73556°S 58.57056°W / -63.73556; -58.57056Coordinates: 63°44′08″S 58°34′14″W / 63.73556°S 58.57056°W / -63.73556; -58.57056. German-British mapping in 1996.

Map

Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
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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