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Gigen Peak

Gigen Peak (Bulgarian: връх Гиген, ‘Vrah Gigen’ \'vr&h gi-'gen) is the summit of Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, rising to 1092 m on the south side of Benz Pass, and surmounting Russell East Glacier to the west and south, and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east.

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Map of Gigen Peak, Antarctica

The peak is named after the settlement of Gigen in northern Bulgaria.

Location

Gigen Peak is located at 63°41′19″S 58°24′53″W, which is 14.39 km southeast of Mount Ignatiev, 7.97 km north-northeast of Mount Daimler and 6.67 km west-northwest of Panhard Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps

  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

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    Gigen Peak Wikipedia
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