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Rayna Knyaginya Peak

Rayna Knyaginya Peak (Vrah Rayna Knyaginya \'vr&h 'ray-na knya-'gi-nya) is a peak of elevation 680 m in western Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Surmounting Perunika Glacier to the south and northwest, and Kaliakra Glacier to the northeast.

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Map of Rayna Knyaginya Peak, Antarctica

The peak is named after Rayna Knyaginya (pseudonym of Rayna Futekova, 1856–1917), heroine of the Bulgarian liberation movement.

Location

The peak is located at 62°36′45″S 60°12′49″W, which is 740 m northwest of the summit Mount Bowles, 350 m east by north of Bowles West Peak, and 800 m southeast of Hemus Peak from which it is separated by Dimov Gate (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05, and mapping in 2005 and 2009).

Maps

  • L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
  • L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4

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    Rayna Knyaginya Peak Wikipedia
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