Paisiy Peak
| Paisiy Peak | ||
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| height | 550 m | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Mountains | Tangra Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 37 ′ 34 ″ S , 59 ° 54 ′ 2 ″ W | |
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 Map of the Tangra Mountains with Paisiy Peak |
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The Paisiy Peak (English, Bulgarian връх Паісій wrach Paisij ) is an approximately 550 m high mountain on the Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the Delchev Ridge of the Tangra Mountains, it rises 5.1 km west-southwest of Renier Point . The Sopot Piedmont Glacier lies north and east of it.
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named him in 2004 after Païssi von Hilandar (1722–1773), one of the first activists of the Bulgarian National Revival .
Web links
- Paisiy Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)