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Elevation
  
810 m

Asen Peak

Asen Peak (Asenov Vrah a-'se-nov 'vr&h) is a peak in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak rises to 810 m in the Delchev Ridge of the Tangra Mountains. The peak overlooks Iskar Glacier and Bruix Cove to the northwest, Ropotamo Glacier to the east-southeast and Dobrudzha Glacier to the south. The peak was named after Czar Ivan Asen I of Bulgaria, 1190-1196 AD.

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Location

The peak is located at 62°38′50.5″S 59°56′25″W, which is 770 m south-southwest of Delchev Peak, 860 m east of Ruse Peak and 870 m north-northwest of St. Evtimiy Crag.

Maps

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. 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.

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    Asen Peak Wikipedia
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