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Zhefarovich Crag

Zhefarovich Crag (Bulgarian: Жефарович камък, ‘Zhefarovich Kamak’ zhe-'fa-ro-vich 'ka-m&k) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 1250 m in the west foothills of Hemimont Plateau on Fallières Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It surmounts Swithinbank Glacier to the southwest and Kom Glacier to the north.

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The peak is named after the Bulgarian painter, engraver, writer and poet Hristofor Zhefarovich (1690–1753).

Location

Zhefarovich Crag is located at 67°55′55″S 66°42′44″W, which is 8 km southwest of Grozden Peak, 5.4 km north-northeast of Specimen Nunatak and 9.45 km east of Mount Wilcox. 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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