Academia Peak
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| height | 1130 m | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Mountains | Tangra Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 40 ′ 0 ″ S , 60 ° 12 ′ 52 ″ W | |
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 Map of the Tangra Mountains with Academia Peak |
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The Academia Peak ( Bulgarian Връх Академия Wrach Akademija ) is a 1130 m high mountain on Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the Friesland Ridge of the Tangra Mountains, it rises above the Huntress Glacier 1.4 km northwest of St. Boris Peak , 2.45 km south-southeast of Plíska Ridge and 3.45 km east-southeast of Willan Nunatak . It is particularly striking due to its ice-free northwest slopes.
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named the mountain in 2004 after the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences , which plays a key role in Bulgarian Antarctic research.
Web links
- Academia Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)