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Chapanov Peak (Bulgarian: Чапанов връх, ‘Chapanov Vrah’ cha-'pa-nov 'vr&h) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 600 m in Metlichina Ridge on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Punchbowl Glacier to the north-northeast and Borima Bay to the south.
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Map of Chapanov Peak, Antarctica
The feature is named after the meteorologist Tsoncho Chapanov (1930-1971), the first Bulgarian scientist to have worked in Antarctica, at the Soviet base Mirny in January–April 1967.
Location
Chapanov Peak is located at 65°11′21″S 62°00′24″W, which is 1.95 km northwest of Diralo Point, 2.58 km southeast of Zahariev Peak and 5.85 km west of Kaloyanov Peak in Poibrene Heights. British mapping in 1974.
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