Dimcha Peak Explained

Dimcha Peak (Bulgarian: връх Димча|vrah Dimcha, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤɣ ˈdimt͡ʃɐ/) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 948 m^[1] in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The feature is named after the settlement of Dimcha in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Dimcha Peak is located at -65.1731°N -61.7917°W, which is 3.55 km southeast of Ravnogor Peak, 9 km southwest of Whiteside Hill and 2.5 km north of Tikale Peak.

Maps

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

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

External links

• Dimcha Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.