Radichkov Peak Explained

Radichkov Peak (Bulgarian: Радичков връх|Radichkov vrah, in Bulgarian pronounced as /rɐˈdit͡ʃkov ˈvrɤx/) rises to 500 m in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak overlooks Srebarna Glacier to the southwest and Magura Glacier to the northeast and has steep and ice-free eastern slopes. An offshoot extending 900 m in south direction ends up in Kalofer Peak, forming M'Kean Point to the southeast.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian writer Yordan Radichkov (1929–2004).

Location

The cliff is located at -62.6814°N -60.0213°W, which is 2.13 km southeast of Great Needle Peak (Pico Falsa Aguja), 2.86 km south of Helmet Peak, 4.16 km southwest of Kuber Peak and 1.3 km north-northwest of M’Kean Point (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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