Kondolov Peak

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Kondolov Peak (Bulgarian: Кондолов връх, ‘Kondolov Vrah’ \'Kon-do-lov 'vr&h\) is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 900 m in Solvay Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free southwest and northwest slopes, and surmounts Jenner Glacier to the southeast, Duperré Bay to the southwest and Dimkov Glacier to the west-northwest.

The peak is named after Georgi Kondolov (1858-1903), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement in Thrace and Macedonia.

Location

Kondolov Peak is located at 64°25′30″S 62°35′46″W / 64.42500°S 62.59611°W / -64.42500; -62.59611Coordinates: 64°25′30″S 62°35′46″W / 64.42500°S 62.59611°W / -64.42500; -62.59611, which is 4.9 km southeast of Humann Point, 2.37 km south-southeast of Sheynovo Peak, 3.55 km southwest of Mount Aciar, 3.5 km west-northwest of Paprat Peak and 6.07 km north of Mount Bulcke. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Solvay Mountains are on the left, far side of the island.

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


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