Gigen Peak (Bulgarian: връх Гиген, romanized: vrah Gigen, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ɡiˈɡɛn]) is the summit of Erul Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, rising to 1083 m[1] on the south side of Benz Pass, and surmounting Russell East Glacier to the west and south, and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east.
| Gigen Peak | |
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 Location of Trinity Peninsula.
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,083 m (3,553 ft) |
| Coordinates | 63°41′19″S 58°24′53″W / 63.68861°S 58.41472°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Erul Heights in Graham Land, Antarctic Peninsula |
The peak is named after the settlement of Gigen in northern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Gigen Peak is located at 63°41′19″S 58°24′53″W / 63.68861°S 58.41472°W, which is 14.39 km southeast of Mount Ignatiev, 7.97 km north-northeast of Mount Daimler and 6.67 km west-northwest of Panhard Nunatak. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps edit
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links edit
- Gigen Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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