Trakiya Heights
mountains in Antarctica
The Trakiya Heights (63°45′07″S 58°31′10″W) are heights that rise to 1,350 metres (4,430 ft) on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
Location
The Trakiya Heights are in Graham Land towards the west of the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.
They are bounded by Russell West Glacier to the north, Russell East Glacier to the northeast, Victory Glacier to the southwest and Zlidol Gate to the northwest.
They surmount Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea to the southeast.
The heights extend 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) in a northwest–southeast direction and 5.9 kilometres (3.7 mi) in a northeast–southwest direction.
Mapping and name
A German-British mapping was undertaken in 1996.
The Trakiya Heights are named after the historical region of Trakiya (Thrace).
Features
Features, from west to east, include:
Belgun Peak
63°44′16″S 58°36′45″W.
An ice-covered peak rising to 1,205 metres (3,953 ft) high in the northwest extremity of Trakiya Heights.
Situated on the east side of Zlidol Gate, 890 metres (2,920 ft) northwest of Antonov Peak, 4.6 kilometres (2.9 mi) northeast of Skoparnik Bluff, 1.49 kilometres (0.93 mi) east-northeast of Lepitsa Peak, 3.56 kilometres (2.21 mi) east of Mount Schuyler on Detroit Plateau, 3.41 kilometres (2.12 mi) southeast of Sirius Knoll and 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) west-southwest of Mount Canicula.
Precipitous, partly ice-free west slopes.
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