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Bankya Peak (Bulgarian: връх Банкя, romanized: vrah Bankya, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ˈbaɲcɐ]) is the peak rising to 877 m (2,877 ft)[1] in Korten Ridge at the base of Svilengrad Peninsula, east of Lanchester Bay and west of Sabine Glacier on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.
| Bankya Peak | |
|---|---|
  Bankya Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | 877 m (2,877 ft) |
| Coordinates | 63°53′19″S 59°53′23″W / 63.88861°S 59.88972°W |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Bankya, Bulgaria |
| Geography | |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Area | Graham Land |
The peak is named after the town of Bankya in western Bulgaria.
Location edit
Bankya Peak is located at 63°53′19″S 59°53′23″W / 63.88861°S 59.88972°W, which is 5.28 km (3.28 mi) south-southeast of Wennersgaard Point, 6 km (3.7 mi) northeast of Milkov Point, 4.36 km (2.71 mi) north of Chanute Peak and 6.55 km (4.07 mi) west-northwest of Velichkov Knoll. German-British mapping in 1996.
Map edit
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Bankya Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links edit
- Bankya Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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