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). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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.

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