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Tervel Peak

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Tervel Peak (Vrah Tervel \'vr&h 'ter-vel\) is a triple peak rising to 810 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica, overlooking Peshtera Glacier and Zagore Beach to the NW, and Charity Glacier to the SW.

The peaks are named after Khan Tervel of Bulgaria who stopped the Arab invasion of Europe in 718 AD.

Location

The peak is located at 62°42′58″S 60°16′16″W / 62.71611°S 60.27111°W / -62.71611; -60.27111 which is 1.2 km W of St. Methodius Peak, 1.57 km ENE of MacKay Peak and 5.75 km NE of Barnard Point (Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96, and mapping in 2005).

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

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