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Bonev Peak

Bonev Peak (Bulgarian: Бонев връх, ‘Bonev Vrah’ \'bo-nev 'vr&h is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 850 m on Eurydice Peninsula, Danco Coast in Graham Land. It has steep and partly ice-free east and northwest slopes, and surmounts Charlotte Bay to the southwest and west, its easterly part Recess Cove to the north, and Nobile Glacier to the northeast.

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The peak is named after Kamen Bonev, geologist and mountain guide at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 1998/99 and subsequent seasons.

Location

Bonev Peak is located at 64°33′25″S 61°33′30″W, which is 3.9 km southeast of Meusnier Point and 4.77 km northwest of Mitkaloto Peak. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

    • References

    Bonev Peak Wikipedia
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