Tikale Peak

Tikale Peak (Bulgarian: връх Тикале, romanized: vrah Tikale, IPA: [ˈvrɤx tiˈkalɛ]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 613 m[1] in southeastern Poibrene Heights on Blagoevgrad Peninsula, Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The feature is named after the settlement of Tikale in southern Bulgaria.

Location

Tikale Peak is located at 65°11′44″S 61°47′03″W, which is 5.5 km north of Kunino Point, 5.55 km southeast of Ravnogor Peak and 9.85 km northwest of Foyn Point.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Tikale Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

Tikale Peak. Copernix satellite image

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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