Troyan Peak
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 View from the Balkan snowfield to Stambolov Crag , Troyan Peak and Lom Peak ( from left to right ) |
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| height | 810 m | |
| location | Livingston Island , South Shetland Islands | |
| Mountains | Tangra Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 62 ° 41 '58 " S , 60 ° 14' 38" W | |
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 Map of the Tangra Mountains with Troyan Peak |
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The Troyan Peak (English; Bulgarian връх Троян wrach Trojan ) is an approximately 810 m high mountain on Livingston Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands . In the Friesland Ridge of the Tangra Mountains, it rises 1.55 km west-northwest of St. Cyril Peak and 1.8 km north of St. Methodius Peak . Its steep west flank is not covered in snow. The Ruen Icefall is north, west, and south of it.
The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2002 after the city of Trojan in the north-central part of Bulgaria .
Web links
- Troyan Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)