Stancheva Peak


Stancheva Peak is an ice-covered peak that forms the west extremity of Bigla Ridge on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. It rises to 850 m and has precipitous rocky northwest, southeast and southwest slopes. It surmounts Sleipnir Glacier to the north and Beaglehole Glacier to the south.
The feature is named after Kameliya Stancheva, participant in the 1996/97 Bulgarian Antarctic campaign, for her support for the Bulgarian Antarctic programme.

Location

Stancheva Peak is located at, which is 4.6 km south of Vologes Ridge, 6.68 km west-southwest of Mount Mecheva and 5.05 km northwest of Chuypetlovo Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

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