Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.
Laki Peak (Bulgarian: връх Лъки, romanized: vrah Laki, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ɫɐˈki]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1302 m[1]
in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, situated between the upper courses of Eliason and Polaris Glaciers.
The peak is named after the village of Laki, Blagoevgrad Province and the town of Laki, Plovdiv Province, both in Bulgaria.
Location
Laki Peak is located at 64°12′05″S 59°31′38″W / 64.20139°S 59.52722°W, which is 8.85 km west of Mount Hornsby, 14.3 km north-northeast of Dolen Peak, 4.82 km east-southeast of Zasele Peak, and 31.1 km southeast of Volov Peak on Davis Coast.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- ↑ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Laki Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Laki 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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