Peychinov Crag (Bulgarian: Пейчинов камък, ‘Peychinov Kamak’ \pey-'chi-nov 'ka-m&k\) is the narrow rocky nunatak extending 3.58 km in northwest-southeast direction and 700 m wide, rising to 1417 m[1] in the southwest foothills of Aristotle Mountains on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. It is situated in upper Flask Glacier. The feature is named after the settlement of Peychinovo in Northeastern Bulgaria, in connection with the Bulgarian scholar and enlightener Kiril Peychinovich (1770–1845).
Location edit
Peychinov Crag is located at 65°42′38″S 63°08′12″W / 65.71056°S 63.13667°W, which is 8.15 km southeast of Ushi Cliffs, 12.6 km southwest of Madrid Dome, 14.38 km west of Mount Fedallah, and 11.45 km north-northeast of Mount Zadruga. British mapping in 1976.
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Peychinov Crag. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Peychinov Crag. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
 | This Oscar II Coast location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |