Biolchev Peak
| Biolchev Peak | ||
|---|---|---|
| height | 550 m | |
| location | Grahamland , Antarctic Peninsula | |
| Mountains | Bigla Ridge | |
| Coordinates | 66 ° 33 ′ 51 ″ S , 63 ° 56 ′ 13 ″ W | |
|
||
The Biolchev Peak (English, Bulgarian Биолчев връх Bioltschew wrach ) is a 550 m high and rocky mountain in Bigla Ridge at the Foyn coast of Graham lands north of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 3.1 km southwest of Mount Popov 4.8 km north-northwest of Takev Point and 6.9 km east of Chuypetlovo Knoll . The Beaglehole Glacier is to the west of it.
British scientists mapped it in 1974. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2013 after Boyan Biolchev, who was involved in several campaigns of the Bulgarian Antarctic program from 2000.
Web links
- Biolchev Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)