Sevtopolis Peak Explained

Sevtopolis Peak (Bulgarian: връх Севтополис|vrah Sevtopolis, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx sɛftoˈpɔlis/) is an ice-covered peak of elevation 300 m in Dryanovo Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Teteven Glacier to the west, north and east.

The peak is named after the ancient Thracian capital city of Sevtopolis near the present day Bulgarian city of Kazanlak.

Location

The peak is located at -62.4675°N -59.8758°W, which is 3.1 km west-southwest of Mount Plymouth, 3.5 km southeast of Crutch Peaks, and 2.65 km north-northeast of Lloyd Hill (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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