Srednogorie Heights () are the heights rising to 1220 m (Mount Ignatiev) on the northwest side of

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 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. ...

Location

Srednogorie 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 ...

, facing the

Bransfield Strait Bransfield Strait or Fleet Sea () is a body of water about wide extending for in a general northeast – southwest direction between the South Shetland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. History The strait was named in about 1825 by James W ...

to the north. They are situated east of Bone Bay, west of Louis-Philippe Plateau, north of

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 ...

and south of

Malorad Glacier Marescot Point () is a small but distinctive low rocky point projecting north from Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, east of Thanaron Point. Location Marescot Point is on the north shore of Trinity Peninsula, which itself is the tip of the Antar ...

. They extend in an east-west direction and in a north-south direction. The heights are named after Sredna Gora Mountains in central

Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...

Features

Features, from west to east, include

Zanoge Hill

. An ice-covered hill rising to high and forming the northwest extremity of Srednogorie Heights. Situated northwest of Mount Ignatiev, north of Greben Hill, east-northeast of Hanson Hill, southwest of Eremiya Hill and west of Corner Peak. Surmounting

to the east and north. Named after the settlement of Zanoge in Western Bulgaria.

Greben Hill

. A hill rising to high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated north-northwest of Ledenika Peak, southwest of Corner Peak and southeast of Hanson Hill. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north. Named after Greben Mountain in Western Bulgaria.

Ledenika Peak

. A peak rising to high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated southwest of Razvigor Peak, southeast of Hanson Hill, east of

Wimple Dome Bone Bay () is a rectangular bay along the northwest coast of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. It is nearly wide at the entrance between Notter Point and Cape Roquemaurel. Location Bone Bay is on the north shore of the western end of the Trinit ...

and north-northwest 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 ...

. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north and

to the south. Named after

Ledenika Ledenika (, English: icy or glacial) is a cave in the Northwestern parts of the Balkan Mountains, 16 km away from the Bulgarian city of Vratsa. Its entrance is approximately 830 m above sea level. The cave features an abundance of gallerie ...

Cave in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Razvigor Peak

. A peak rising to high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated west-southwest of Mount Ignatiev, south-southwest of Corner Peak, east-southeast of Hanson Hill, northeast of Ledenika Peak and north of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting

to the north and Russell West Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Razvigorovo in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Mount Ignatiev

. A peak rising to high in Srednogorie Heights. Situated south-southeast of Corner Peak, east-southeast of Hanson Hill, north of Sirius Knoll and southwest of Crown Peak. Surmounting

Trajan Gate The Louis Philippe Plateau () is a plateau, about long and wide, which rises to and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, between Russell West Glacier and Windy Gap. Location The Louis Philippe Plateau is in Graham Lan ...

to the east,

to the north and

to the south. Named after the settlement of Graf Ignatievo in Southern Bulgaria, in connection with the Russian diplomat Count

Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev Count Nikolay Pavlovich Ignatyev (; – ) was a Russian statesman and diplomat who is best known for his policy of aggressive expansionism as the Russian ambassador to China and the Ottoman Empire. He was also the minister of the interi ...

(1832-1908).

Daveri Hill

. An ice-covered hill rising to high at the northeast extremity of Srednogorie Heights. Situated north of Mount Ignatiev, southeast of Corner Peak, southwest of Crown Peak and west-northwest of Lambuh Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the north. Named after the settlement of Daveri in Northern Bulgaria.

Lambuh Knoll

. An ice-covered hill rising to high between Louis-Philippe Plateau and Srednogorie Heights. Situated at the north entrance to Trajan Gate, east-northeast of Mount Ignatiev, south by west of Crown Peak, southwest of

Lardigo Peak The Louis Philippe Plateau () is a plateau, about long and wide, which rises to and occupies the central part of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica, between Russell West Glacier and Windy Gap. Location The Louis Philippe Plateau is in Graham Lan ...

and north-northeast of Sirius Knoll. Surmounting Malorad Glacier to the northwest. Named after the settlement of Lambuh in Southern Bulgaria.

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