Elevation 1,253 m | ||
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First ascent 16 January 2017 Doychin Boyanov, Nikolay Petkov and Nedelcho Hazarbasanov Similar Mount Friesland, Levski Peak, Deception Island | ||
Academia Peak (Vrah Akademiya \'vr&h a-ka-'de-mi-ya) is a peak rising to 1,253 m in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak has precipitous and ice-free north-western slopes and surmounts Huntress Glacier to the northwest and southwest. It was first ascended and GPS-surveyed by the Bulgarian climbers D. Boyanov, N. Petkov and N. Hazarbasanov from Nesebar Gap via the head of Huntress Glacier on 16 January 2017.
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Map of Academia Peak, Antarctica
The peak is named for the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (established 1869) for its important role in the Bulgarian Antarctic research.
Location
The peak is located 1 km northwest of St. Boris Peak, 2.96 km south by southeast of the summit of Pliska Ridge and 3.9 km east by southeast of Willan Nunatak. The peak was first mapped by Bulgaria in 2005, and later in 2009.