Perperek Knoll (Perperekska Mogila \per-pe-'rek-ska mo-'gi-la\) is a 360 m peak in Vidin Heights on Varna Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Partly ice-free southeast slopes. Surmounting Kaliakra Glacier to the west and south. The peak is named after the settlement of Perperek[1] in the Rhodope Mountains hosting the remains of the Thracian holy town of Perperikon.[2]
Location
The knoll is located at 62°32′57″S 60°07′41″W / 62.54917°S 60.12806°W which is 5.77 km north of Sliven Peak, 4.51 km northeast of Leslie Hill and 2.41 km southeast of Miziya Peak (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05, and mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- 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). Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
- A. Kamburov and L. Ivanov. Bowles Ridge and Central Tangra Mountains: Livingston Island, Antarctica. Scale 1:25000 map. Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2023. ISBN 978-619-90008-6-1
Notes
- ^ Perperek official website. Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Perperek Knoll. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Perperek Knoll. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Perperek Knoll. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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