The Trakiya Heights () are heights that rise to on
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the sou ...
, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
Location

The Trakiya Heights are in
Graham Land
Graham Land is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee ...
towards the west of the south coast of the
Trinity Peninsula
Trinity Peninsula is the northernmost part of the Antarctic Peninsula. It extends northeastward for about 130 km (80 mi) to Cape Dubouzet from an imaginary line connecting Cape Kater on the north-west coast and Cape Longing on the sou ...
, which forms the tip of the
Antarctic Peninsula
The Antarctic Peninsula, known as O'Higgins Land in Chile and Tierra de San Martin in Argentina, and originally as Graham Land in the United Kingdom and the Palmer Peninsula in the United States, is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica.
...
.
They are bounded by
Russell West Glacier
Russell West Glacier () is a glacier, long and wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula. This glacier together with Russell East Glacier ...
to the north,
Russell East Glacier to the northeast,
Victory Glacier
Victory Glacier () is a gently sloping glacier, long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.
It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and ...
to the southwest and Zlidol Gate to the northwest.
They surmount
Prince Gustav Channel,
Weddell Sea
The Weddell Sea is part of the Southern Ocean and contains the Weddell Gyre. Its land boundaries are defined by the bay formed from the coasts of Coats Land and the Antarctic Peninsula. The easternmost point is Cape Norvegia at Princess Martha C ...
to the southeast.
The heights extend in a northwest–southeast direction and 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
.
An ice-covered peak rising to high in the northwest extremity of Trakiya Heights.
Situated on the east side of Zlidol Gate, northwest of Antonov Peak, northeast of
Skoparnik Bluff, east-northeast of
Lepitsa Peak, east of
Mount Schuyler
Victory Glacier () is a gently sloping glacier, long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.
It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north an ...
on Detroit Plateau, southeast of
Sirius Knoll
Russell West Glacier () is a glacier, long and wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula. This glacier together with Russell East Glacier, w ...
and west-southwest of
Mount Canicula.
Precipitous, partly ice-free west slopes.
Surmounting the head of Russell West Glacier to the north, and the upper course of Victory Glacier to the south.
Named after the settlement of Belgun in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Antonov Peak
.
A peak rising to over high in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights.
Situated east of
Mount Schuyler
Victory Glacier () is a gently sloping glacier, long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.
It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north an ...
, southeast of
Sirius Knoll
Russell West Glacier () is a glacier, long and wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula. This glacier together with Russell East Glacier, w ...
, west by north of Mount Daimler and north of
Skakavitsa Peak.
Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the S.
Named after the Bulgarian automobile constructor Rumen Antonov (b. 1944) who invented an innovative automatic gearbox.
Irakli Peak
.
A peak rising to high in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights.
Situated northeast of Antonov Peak, southwest of Mount Canicula, west-northwest of Mount Daimler and north-northwest of Bozveli Peak.
Surmounting
Russell West Glacier
Russell West Glacier () is a glacier, long and wide, which lies immediately north of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula westward into Bone Bay, on the north side of Trinity Peninsula. This glacier together with Russell East Glacier ...
to the north and Russell East Glacier to the east.
Named after the nature site of
Irakli on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.
Bozveli Peak
.
A peak rising to high in Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula.
Situated southeast of Antonov Peak, southwest of Mount Daimler and north-northeast of
Skakavitsa Peak.
Surmounting
Victory Glacier
Victory Glacier () is a gently sloping glacier, long, flowing east-southeast from the north end of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula to Prince Gustav Channel immediately north of Pitt Point.
It is bounded by Trakiya Heights to the north and ...
to the southwest.
Named after the Bulgarian enlightener
Neofit Bozveli
Neofit Bozveli () (c. 1785 – 4 June 1848) was a Bulgarian cleric and enlightener and one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Church struggle.
He was born in the lively sub-Balkan town of Kotel. Bozveli completed his basic education there and may w ...
(1785-1848), a leader in the struggle for the restoration of the autocephalous
Bulgarian Church
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria (), is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox jurisdiction based in Bulgaria. It is the first medieval recognised patriarchate outside the Pentarchy and the oldest Slavic Orthod ...
.
Utus Peak
.
A rocky peak rising to high in Trakiya Heights.
Situated high south-southeast of Mount Daimler, north of
Negovan Crag and east-northeast of Bozveli Peak.
Named after the ancient Roman town of Utus in Northern Bulgaria.
Mount Daimler
.
The highest point of a rock massif between Russell East Glacier and Victory Glacier, south of Mount Canicula.
Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960–61).
Named by UK-APC for
Gottlieb Daimler
Gottlieb Wilhelm Daimler (; 17 March 1834 – 6 March 1900) was a German engineer, industrial designer and industrialist. He was a pioneer of internal-combustion engines and automobile development. He invented the high-speed liquid petroleum-fue ...
(1834–1900), German engineer who developed the light-oil medium speed internal combustion engine which made possible the first commercial production of light mechanical land transport, 1883–85.
Morava Peak
.
A peak rising to high in the northeast extremity of Trakiya Heights.
Situated northeast of Mount Daimler, east of Irakli Peak and south-southwest of Gigen Peak.
Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the north and east.
Named after the settlement of Morava in Northern Bulgaria.
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Mountains of Trinity Peninsula
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