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Bunovo Peak

Bunovo Peak (Bulgarian: връх Буново, ‘Vrah Bunovo’ \'vr&h 'bu-no-vo) is the rocky peak rising to 1000 m in the west foothills of Hemimont Plateau on Fallières Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It surmounts Forbes Glacier to the north and Kom Glacier to the south.

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The peak is named after the settlements of Bunovo in Western and Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Bunovo Peak is located at 67°49′48″S 66°36′53″W, which is 18.2 km south-southwest of Shapkarev Buttress, 4.75 km north of Grozden Peak and 5.85 km east of Mount Diamond. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.

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