Marchaevo Peak Explained

Marchaevo Peak (Bulgarian: връх Мърчаево|vrah Marchaevo, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx mɐrˈt͡ʃaɛvo/) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 1061 m^[1] in the northwest extremity of Zagreus Ridge on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. It surmounts Hektoria Glacier to the northeast and a tributary to Paspal Glacier to the southwest. The feature is named after the settlement of Marchaevo in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Marchaevo Peak is located at -64.8558°N -61.8822°W, which is 10.9 km northeast of Dugerjav Peak, 7.85 km southeast of Mount Walker, and 14.53 km west of Mount Quandary. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

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

External links

• Marchaevo Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

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