Zograf Peak
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Zograf Peak (Bulgarian: връх Зограф, romanized: vrah Zograf, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ zoˈɡraf]) rises to 1,010 m (3,310 ft)[1] at the northeast extremity of Friesland Ridge in Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is heavily glaciated and crevassed, with precipitous and partly ice-free northern slopes. The peak surmounts Huron Glacier to the north and Shipka Valley to the east, and is accessible via the saddle of elevation 975 m linking it to the north rib of Lyaskovets Peak. The peak is linked to the northeast by Lozen Saddle to Lozen Nunatak, Erma Knoll and Aheloy Nunatak.
Zograf Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,010 m (3,310 ft) |
Coordinates | 62°39′6.4″S 60°08′54″W |
Geography | |
Parent range | Tangra Mountains |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 2004 |
Easiest route | Snow/glacier climb |
The peak is named after the Bulgarian Zograf Monastery on Mount Athos.
First ascent by Lyubomir Ivanov from Camp Academia on 31 December 2004.[2]