Tikale Peak

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Location of Blagoevgrad Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula.

Tikale Peak (Bulgarian : връх Тикале, romanized: vrah Tikale, IPA: [ˈvrɤxtiˈkalɛ] ) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 613 m [1] in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

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The feature is named after the settlement of Tikale in southern Bulgaria.

Location

Tikale Peak is located at 65°11′44″S61°47′03″W / 65.19556°S 61.78417°W / -65.19556; -61.78417 , which is 5.5 km north of Kunino Point, 5.55 km southeast of Ravnogor Peak and 9.85 km northwest of Foyn Point.

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References

  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.