Glavinitsa Peak Explained

Glavinitsa Peak
Elevation M:	1585
Prominence M:	1246
Prominence Ref:	^[1]
Listing:	Ribu

Glavinitsa Peak (bg|връх Главиница|vrah Glavinitsa, pronounced as /bg/) is the peak rising to 1585 m^[2] in the central part of Rudozem Heights on German Peninsula, Fallières Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has precipitous and partly ice-free northwest and south slopes, and is surmounting Bader Glacier to the north and Bucher Glacier to the southwest.

The peak is named after the town of Glavinitsa in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Glavinitsa Peak is located at -67.6428°N -66.71°W, which is 12.84 km northeast of Bottrill Head and 6.71 km south-southeast of Thomson Head. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

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

External links

• Glavinitsa Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Ribus – West Antarctica Ranges. 2024-12-26 . World Ribus.
2. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.