COMPOSITE GAZETTEER OF ANTARCTICA

The rocky peak of elevation 320 m in Vidin Heights, Livingston Island. Situated 860 m ESE of Sharp Peak, 2 km W of Kubrat Knoll and 2.6 km NW of Edinburgh Hill. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after the settlement and monastery of Arbanasi near the old Bulgarian capital of Veliko Tarnovo.

The 3-km long peninsula forming the NW extremity of Greenwich Island. Bounded by Razlog Cove to the N, and McFarlane Strait to the S. The NW half is snow-free in summer. Named after the settlement of Archar in Northwestern Bulgaria, successor of the ancient town of Ratiaria.

Peak rising to approx. 470 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island. Situated 470 m S of Gabrovo Knoll, 850 E by N of the summit of Veleka Ridge and 3 km W of Yambol Peak. Overlooking the lower course of Charity Glacier to the NW and Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the SE.Named after the Arda River in Bulgaria.

The 1.85 km wide cove indenting for 950 m the N coast of Nelson Island in the South Shetland Islands. Entered E of Retamales Point and W of Baklan Point. British mapping in 1968.

The 1.77 km wide passage between Eagle Island and Yatrus Promontory on the S coast of Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land. German-British mapping in 1996. Named after the medieval fortress of Aripleri in Southeastern Bulgaria. Approved on December 6, 2010.

The fan-shaped sequence of ridges spreading east-northeastwards from its summit Madrid Dome (1650 m) on Oscar II Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. Extending 62 km in SW-NE direction and 44 km in NW-SE direction. Bounded by Crane Glacier to the NW, Exasperation Inlet to the NE and Flask Glacier to the S, and linked to Roundel Dome and Bruce Plateau to the WSW by a saddle of elevation 1550 m. British mapping in 1964. Named after the ancient Greek scientist Aristotle who in c. 350 BC was the first to conjecture the existence of a landmass in the southern high-latitude region, calling it Antarctica.

The narrow rocky ridge extending 45 km from the foothills of Madrid Dome to the SW to Delusion Point to the E, 5.7 km wide, and rising to 1300 m (Ishirkov Crag) in Aristotle Mountains on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. Surmounting Crane Glacier to the NW and N, Spillane Fjord to the NE, and Sexaginta Prista Bay, Mapple Glacier and the head of Melville Glacier to the S. British mapping in 1976. Named after the settlement of Arkovna in Northeastern Bulgaria.

The beach extending 1.8 km on the E coast of False Bay, Livingston Island. Bounded by Charity Glacier to the N, Barnard Point to the S, and Veleka Ridge to the E. Snow-free in summer. Named after the coastal lagoon of Arkutino in Southeastern Bulgaria.

The 3 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the SE slopes of Imeon Range SE of Slaveykov Peak and E of Neofit Peak. Flowing southeastward into Bransfield Strait SW of Ivan Asen Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2008 Named after Armira River in Southeastern Bulgaria.

The ice-covered peak rising to 900 m in the W foothills of Hemimont Plateau, Loubet Coast in Graham Land. Situated 8.75 km SSE of Erovete Peak, 11 km N of Smilyan Bastion and 14.8 km ENE of Quervain Peak. Steep and partly ice-free S slopes. Surmounts Klebelsberg Glacier to the S, and Finsterwalder Glacier to the N and NW. British mapping in 1978. Named after the ancient Thracian settlement of Armula in Western Bulgaria.

The mostly ice-covered island in the Pitt island group of Biscoe Islands situated 1.43 km SE of Pickwick Island, 500 m S of Tupman Island and 900 m NW of Fizkin Island. The feature is 2.53 km long in WSW-ENE direction and 900 m wide. British mapping in 1971. Named after the British cartographer Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1823) who published a map of the south polar region in 1794.

The peak rising to 1600 m near the S end of Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 11 km SE of Lishness Peak, 14.9 km WSW of Mountainview Ridge in Petvar Heights, 4 km NNW of Bowers Corner, and 12.1 km NE of O’Neale Nunataks in Bastien Range. Precipitous and partly ice-free N and SW slopes. Surmounting lower Nimitz Glacier to the SW and the end of Wessbecher Glacier to the NE. US mapping in 1961 and 1988. Named after the Thracian settlement of Arsela in Southern Bulgaria.

The 14 km wide cove indenting for 6.2 km Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. Entered W of Cape Fairweather and E of Shiver Point. Formed as a result of the break-up of Larsen Ice Shelf in the area in 2002, and subsequent retreat of Rogosh Glacier. Antarctic Digital Database mapping 2012. Named after the ancient settlement of Artanes in Northwestern Bulgaria.

The sharp rocky peak rising to 1970 m on the W side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated on the side ridge extending from a peak standing on the main crest of the range just NNW of Mount Dawson, 10.4 km SW of Mount Crawford, 10.22 km W of Mount Dawson, 15 km NW of Mursalitsa Peak and 18.65 km SE of Fisher Nunatak. US mapping in 1961. Arzos is the ancient Thracian name of Sazliyka River in Southern Bulgaria.

The beach extending 2.2 km on the NW side of Mitchell Cove in Robert Island, South Shetland Islands. Bounded by Debelyanov Point to the SW, the undulating interior of Alfatar Peninsula to the NW and Divotino Point to the NE. Snow-free in summer. British mapping in 1968, Chilean in 1971, Argentine in 1980, and Bulgarian in 2009. Named after the ancient Roman town of Asemus in Northern Bulgaria. Approved on December 6, 2010.

Peak rising to over 800 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island. Situated 900 m SW by S of Delchev Peak, 1.1 km S of Peter Peak and 600 m E by N of Ruse Peak. Overlooking Iskar Glacier and Bruix Cove to the NW, Ropotamo Glacier to the ESE and Dobrudzha Glacier to the S. Named after Czar Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, 1218-1241 AD.

The peak of elevation 760 m in Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island. Situated 2.4 km E of the summit Mount Bowles, 1.25 km S of Melnik Ridge and 1.75 km W of Atanasoff Nunatak. Linked to Melnik Ridge by the 575 m high Yankov Saddle. Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05. Named after Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria, 668-700 AD, who incorporated by treaty the territory between the Balkan Mountains and the Danube in 681 AD.

Sharp peak rising to 550 m in the E extremity of Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island; 4.1 km E of Mount Bowles, 3.37 km NE of Kuzman Knoll and 6.45 km NNW of Falsa Aguja Peak. Surmounting Huron Glacier to the S and E. Named in honour of the Bulgarian American John Atanasoff (1903-1995) who constructed the first electronic digital computer.

The partly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 3.8 km in SSE-NNW direction and 2.1 km wide, rising to 800 m on the SW side of Elgar Uplands in northern Alexander Island. Situated 9.65 km S by E of Appalachia Nunataks, 8 km SW of Mount Pinafore, 17.4 km NW of Mahler Spur, 15.15 km NE of Ravel Peak in Debussy Heights, and 17.8 km SE of Sutton Heights. Surmounts Gilbert Glacier to the SW. British mapping in 1971.

The ice-free tipped point on the N coast of Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands projecting 450 m northwards into Hero Bay. Situated 2.4 km E of Kuklen Point, 5.7 km SW of Siddins Point, 3.27 km W by S of Lukovit Point, 8 km NW of Ereby Point and 10.2 km NNE of Hannah Point. Bulgarian mapping in 2005, 2009 and 2017.