Ghiaurov Peak

Ghiaurov Peak (Bulgarian: Гяуров връх, romanized: Gyaurov vrah, IPA: [ɟɐˈurov ˈvrɤx]) is a rocky 250 m peak in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is named after the famous Bulgarian singer Nicolai Ghiaurov (1929–2004).

Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Ghiaurov Peak from Kuzman Knoll.

Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.

Location

The peak is located at 62°37′40″S 59°57′49″W, which is 960 m south-southeast of Rila Point, 650 m north-northwest of Kazanlak Peak and 2.19 km north-northwest of Delchev Peak (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009 from the Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey).

Map

• L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

References

• Ghiaurov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Ghiaurov Peak. Copernix satellite image

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