Mitkaloto Peak

Mitkaloto Peak (Bulgarian: връх Миткалото, romanized: vrah Mitkaloto, IPA: [ˈvrɤx mitˈkaɫoto]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 1200 m on Eurydice Peninsula, Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica next north of Kapisturia Cove and north-northwest of the terminus of Bozhinov Glacier on the east coast of Charlotte Bay.

Location of Danco Coast.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian enlightener and revolutionary Matey Preobrazhenski (1828–1875), known as "Mitkaloto".

Location

Mitkaloto Peak is located at 64°35′40″S 61°30′35″W, which is 7.55 km east-northeast of the east side of the entrance to Giffard Cove, 8.7 km southeast of Meusnier Point and 3.9 km north-northwest of Petrov Ridge. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References


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


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