Zhefarovich Crag

Location of Fallières Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Zhefarovich Crag (Bulgarian: Жефарович камък, ‘Zhefarovich Kamak’ \zhe-'fa-ro-vich 'ka-m&k\) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 1250 m in the west foothills of Hemimont Plateau on Fallières Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It surmounts Swithinbank Glacier to the southwest and Kom Glacier to the north.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian painter, engraver, writer and poet Hristofor Zhefarovich (1690–1753).

Location

Zhefarovich Crag is located at 67°55′55″S 66°42′44″W / 67.93194°S 66.71222°W / -67.93194; -66.71222Coordinates: 67°55′55″S 66°42′44″W / 67.93194°S 66.71222°W / -67.93194; -66.71222, which is 8 km southwest of Grozden Peak, 5.4 km north-northeast of Specimen Nunatak and 9.45 km east of Mount Wilcox. 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.
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.

References

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

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

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