Mitkaloto Peak

Location of Danco Coast.

Mitkaloto Peak (Bulgarian: връх Миткалото, ‘Vrah Mitkaloto’ \'vr&h mit-'ka-lo-to\) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 1200 m on Eurydice Peninsula, Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica next north of Kapisturia Cove and north-northwest of the terminus of Bozhinov Glacier on the east coast of Charlotte Bay.

The feature is named after the Bulgarian enlightener and revolutionary Matey Preobrazhenski – ‘Mitkaloto’ (Mono Seizmonov, 1828-1875).

Location

Mitkaloto Peak is located at 64°35′40″S 61°30′35″W / 64.59444°S 61.50972°W / -64.59444; -61.50972Coordinates: 64°35′40″S 61°30′35″W / 64.59444°S 61.50972°W / -64.59444; -61.50972, which is 7.55 km east-northeast of the east side of the entrance to Giffard Cove, 8.7 km southeast of Meusnier Point and 3.9 km north-northwest of Petrov Ridge. British mapping in 1978.

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

• Mitkaloto Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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