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Rasnik Peak

Rasnik Peak (Bulgarian: връх Расник, ‘Vrah Rasnik’ \'vr&h ras-'nik) is the sharp, partly ice-covered peak rising to 900 m at the southwest extremity of Chiren Heights on Velingrad Peninsula, Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free northwest and southeast slopes, and surmounts Hugi Glacier and its tributary Caulfield Glacier to the south, and Holtedahl Bay to the west.

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The peak is named after the settlement of Rasnik in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Rasnik Peak is located at 66°09′01″S 64°59′22″W, which is 17 km east of Lens Peak, 6.75 km southeast of Coblentz Peak and 9.9 km north of Ezerets Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

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 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
  • References

    Rasnik Peak Wikipedia