Ruse Peak

Ruse Peak (Template:Lang-bg, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈrusɛ]) is a peak rising to over 800 m in the west part of Delchev Ridge in Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak surmounts Iskar Glacier and Bruix Cove to the north, and Dobrudzha Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian city of Ruse, also spelt Rousse in the past.

Location

The peak is located at 62°38′55″S 59°57′25″W / 62.64861°S 59.95694°W / -62.64861; -59.95694, which is 1.48 km southwest of Delchev Peak, 1.76 km east of Shishman Peak and 3.26 km south of Rila Point (Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).

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L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), 1:100000 scale topographic map, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005
L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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