Mihnevski Peak Explained

Mihnevski Peak (Bulgarian: Михневски връх|Mihnevski vrah, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈmixnɛfski ˈvrɤx/) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 652 m^[1] in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Exasperation Inlet to the southwest.

The feature is named after Nikolay Mihnevski, meteorologist in the first Bulgarian Antarctic campaign in 1987/88.

Location

Mihnevski Peak is located at -65.1975°N -61.8708°W, which is 4.67 km south of Ravnogor Peak, 4.07 km west of Tikale Peak, 6.4 km northwest of Kunino Point and 5.15 km east of Diralo Point.

Maps

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

References

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

External links

• Mihnevski Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

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