St. Methodius Peak
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| height | 1180 m | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Mountains | Tangra Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 42 ′ 56 ″ S , 60 ° 14 ′ 51 ″ W | |
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 Map of the Tangra Mountains with St. Methodius Peak |
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The St. Methodius Peak ( Bulgarian Връх Свети Методий Wrach Sweti Metodij ) is a 1180 m high mountain on Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the Friesland Ridge of the Tangra Mountains, it rises 5.87 km south-southwest of Mount Friesland , 2 km southwest of St. Cyril Peak , 5 km west-northwest of Samuel Point and 6.6 km northeast of Barnard Point .
Bulgarian scientists carried out surveys from 1995 to 1996. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2002 after the Salonika Method (≈815–885).
Web links
- St. Methodius Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)