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Kondolov Peak

Coordinates: 64°25′30″S 62°35′46″W / 64.42500°S 62.59611°W / -64.42500; -62.59611
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Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Kondolov Peak (Bulgarian: Кондолов връх, romanizedKondolov vrah, IPA: [ˈkɔndoɫov ˈvrɤx]) is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 891 m[1] in Solvay Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free southwest and northwest slopes, and surmounts Jenner Glacier to the southeast, Duperré Bay to the southwest and Dimkov Glacier to the west-northwest.

The peak is named after Georgi Kondolov (1858-1903), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Thrace and Macedonia.

Location

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Kondolov Peak is located at 64°25′30″S 62°35′46″W / 64.42500°S 62.59611°W / -64.42500; -62.59611, which is 4.9 km southeast of Humann Point, 2.37 km south-southeast of Sheynovo Peak, 3.55 km southwest of Mount Aciar, 3.5 km west-northwest of Paprat Peak and 6.07 km north of Mount Bulcke. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

Maps

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022

References

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Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Solvay Mountains are on the left, far side of the island.

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