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Peshev Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Peshev Ridge (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Ridge (2d)
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Ridge extending 2 km along the NE coast of Brunow Bay and E of lower Macy Glacier, Livingston Island. Its summit rising to over 500 m is located 4.95 km SW of Falsa Aguja Peak and 4.2 km SSE of Lyaskovets Peak. Named in honour of Dimitar Peshev (1894-1973) who lead the campaign that kept Bulgaria's Jews safe during the Holocaust.
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