Skakavitsa Peak

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

Skakavitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Скакавица, ‘Vrah Skakavitsa’ \'vr&h ska-'ka-vi-tsa\) is the peak rising to 1119 m, the summit of Kondofrey Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated in the north part of the heights, 2.08 km northeast of Gurgulyat Peak, 3 km northwest of Mount Reece, 9.93 km south-southeast of Mount Schuyler, and 8.94 km southwest of Mount Daimler in Trakiya Heights. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the north and east.

The peak is named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria.

Location

Skakavitsa Peak is located at 63°48′58″S 58°35′27″W / 63.81611°S 58.59083°W / -63.81611; -58.59083Coordinates: 63°48′58″S 58°35′27″W / 63.81611°S 58.59083°W / -63.81611; -58.59083. 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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