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Riggs Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Riggs Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak (2d)
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The peak rising to 1680 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 2.1 km SW of Neofit Peak, 5 km SW of the summit Mount Foster, and 8.5 km NE of Cape James. Overlooking Letnitsa Glacier to the S, and Gramada Glacier to the E and SE. Bulgarian mapping in 2008 Named after the American missionary and linguist Elias Riggs (1810-1901) who contributed greatly to the Bulgarian National Revival, and organized the first translation, printing and dissemination of the Bible in modern Bulgarian language.
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