Kutev Peak (Bulgarian: Кутев връх, romanized: Kutev vrah, IPA: [ˈkutɛv ˈvrɤx]) is the mostly ice-covered peak rising to 1160 m[1] in Havre Mountains, northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It has precipitous and partly ice-free west slopes, and surmounts Lennon Glacier to the north and Pipkov Glacier to the south.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Alexander-Island.jpg/220px-Alexander-Island.jpg)
The feature is named after the Bulgarian composer and folk songs arranger Filip Kutev (1903-1982).
Location
editKutev Peak is located at 69°13′13″S 71°56′07″W / 69.22028°S 71.93528°W, which is 8.6 km east of Buneva Point, 9.31 km south-southeast of Saint George Peak, 2.85 km southwest of Nicolai Peak and 5.25 km north by west of Simon Peak. British mapping in 1971.
Maps
edit- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and 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)
- Kutev Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
edit- Kutev Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.