Zabergan Peak

Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Zabergan Peak (Bulgarian: връх Заберган, ‘Vrah Zabergan’ \'vr&h za-ber-'gan\) is the rocky peak rising to 700 m on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, and surmounting Beaglehole Glacier to the northeast and Friederichsen Glacier to the southwest.

The feature is named after the Bulgar ruler Zabergan (6th century).

Location

Zabergan Peak is located at 66°37′00″S 64°06′29″W / 66.61667°S 64.10806°W / -66.61667; -64.10806Coordinates: 66°37′00″S 64°06′29″W / 66.61667°S 64.10806°W / -66.61667; -64.10806, which is 7.06 km south of Chuypetlovo Knoll, 9.3 km west of Takev Point and 2.2 km northwest of Varad Point. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Zabergan Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

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

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