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Coordinates: 63°45′07″S 58°31′10″W / 63.75194°S 58.51944°W / -63.75194; -58.51944
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The '''Trakiya Heights''' ({{lang-bg|Тракийски възвишения}}, ‘Trakiyski Vazvisheniya’ \tra-'kiy-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to {{convert|1350|m|abbr=on}} ([[Irakli Peak]]) on [[Trinity Peninsula]], [[Antarctic Peninsula]]. The heights are bounded by [[Russell West Glacier]] to the north, [[Srem Gap]] and [[Russell East Glacier]] to the northeast, [[Victory Glacier]] to the southwest and [[Zlidol Gate]] to the northwest. The heights surmount [[Prince Gustav Channel]], [[Weddell Sea]] to the southeast. The heights extend {{convert|10|km|abbr=on}} in northwest-southeast direction and {{convert|5.9|km|abbr=on}} in northeast-southwest direction.

The heights are named after the historical region of [[Thrace|Trakiya (Thrace)]].

==Location==
The Trakiya Heights are centred at {{coord|63|45|07|S|58|31|10|W|display=inline,title}}. German-British mapping in 1996.

==Maps==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110718204641/http://www.bkg.bund.de/nn_171392/DE/Bundesamt/Kostenlose-Karten/Antarktis-Karten/Satellitenbildkarten/Ma_C3_9Fstab250/Daten/Trinity_20Peninsula,templateId=raw,property=publicationFile.pdf/Trinity%20Peninsula.pdf Trinity Peninsula.] Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
* [http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

==References==
* [http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] [[Antarctic Place-names Commission]]. (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)
* [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137045 Trakiya Heights.] SCAR [[Composite Antarctic Gazetteer]].

==External links==
[https://copernix.io/#?where=-58.518886100524924,-63.752598790870486,13&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Trakiya Heights.] Copernix satellite image


{{Bulgarian-named Antarctic place}}

[[Category:Mountains of Trinity Peninsula]]
[[Category:Mountains of Trinity Peninsula]]
[[Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic]]
[[Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic]]


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Revision as of 17:37, 13 May 2024

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

The Trakiya Heights (Bulgarian: Тракийски възвишения, ‘Trakiyski Vazvisheniya’ \tra-'kiy-ski v&z-vi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 1,350 m (4,430 ft) (Irakli Peak) on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. The heights are bounded by Russell West Glacier to the north, Srem Gap and Russell East Glacier to the northeast, Victory Glacier to the southwest and Zlidol Gate to the northwest. The heights surmount Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea to the southeast. The heights extend 10 km (6.2 mi) in northwest-southeast direction and 5.9 km (3.7 mi) in northeast-southwest direction.

The heights are named after the historical region of Trakiya (Thrace).

Location

The Trakiya Heights are centred at 63°45′07″S 58°31′10″W / 63.75194°S 58.51944°W / -63.75194; -58.51944. German-British mapping in 1996.

Maps

  • Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Trakiya Heights. Copernix satellite image


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.