Trave Peak

Trave Peak (Bulgarian: връх Траве, romanized: vrah Trave, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈtravɛ]) is the partly ice-covered peak rising to 983.5 m[1] in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has precipitous and partly ice-free west and north slopes, and overlooks Edgeworth Glacier to the north, east and south.

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

The peak is named after the settlement of Trave in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Trave Peak is located at 64°17′15″S 59°54′59″W, which is 6.92 km south-southwest of Paramun Buttress, 6.92 km west by south of Chipev Nunatak and 11.28 km northeast of Darzalas Peak.

Maps
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

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

References


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


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