Bacho Kiro Peak

Coordinates: 64°47′02″S 62°15′36″W / 64.78389°S 62.26000°W / -64.78389; -62.26000
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Location of Danco Coast

Bacho Kiro Peak (Bulgarian: връх Бачо Киро, romanizedvrah Bacho Kiro, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ˈbat͡ʃo ˈkiro]) is a rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 1419 m[1] between Woodbury Glacier and Montgolfier Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian educator and revolutionary Bacho Kiro (1835–1876).

Location[edit]

Bacho Kiro Peak is located at 64°47′02″S 62°15′36″W / 64.78389°S 62.26000°W / -64.78389; -62.26000, which is 4.35 km east of the Downfall, 5.55 km south-southwest of Sophie Cliff, and 2.9 km north of Mechit Buttress. British mapping in 1980.

Maps[edit]

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.