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Riggs Peak (in lingua bulgara: връх Ригс, Vrah Rigs) è un picco roccioso alto 1690 m, che fa parte dell'Imeon Range, la catena montuosa antartica che occupa quasi interamente l'Isola Smith, nelle Isole Shetland Meridionali, in Antartide.
| Riggs Peak | |
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| Stato |  Antartide
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| Provincia | Isole Shetland Meridionali |
| Territorio | Isola Smith |
| Altezza | 1 690 m s.l.m. |
| Catena | Imeon Range |
| Coordinate | 63°02′08″S 62°36′50″W |
| Mappa di localizzazione | |
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Localizzazione
Riggs Peak è localizzato alle coordinate 63°02′08″S 62°36′50″W; è situato 2,38 km a sudovest di Neofit Peak, 5,4 km a sudovest del Monte Foster e 8,6 km a nordest di Capo James. Sovrasta il Ghiacciaio Letnitsa a sud e il Ghiacciaio Gramada a est.
Mappatura preliminare bulgara nel 2009.
Denominazione
La denominazione è stata assegnata dalla Commissione bulgara per i toponimi antartici in onore del missionario e linguista americano Elias Riggs (1810–1901), che diede un notevole contributo al Risveglio nazionale in Bulgaria e organizzò la prima traduzione (ad opera di Neofit Rilski) in lingua bulgara moderna della Bibbia, di cui curò la stampa e la diffusione.[1]
Mappe
- Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c. from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
- South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands. Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017. ISBN 978-619-90008-3-0
Note
- Riggs Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Collegamenti esterni
- Riggs Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (testo dettagliato in lingua bulgara, basic data in inglese)
На других языках
[de] Riggs Peak
Der Riggs Peak (englisch; bulgarisch връх Ригс .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}wrach Rigs) ist ein 1690 m hoher Berg auf Smith Island im Archipel der Südlichen Shetlandinseln. In der Imeon Range ragt er 2,1 km südwestlich des Neofit Peak, 5 km südwestlich des Mount Foster und 8,5 km nordöstlich des Kap James auf. Der Letniza-Gletscher liegt südlich, der Gramada-Gletscher östlich und südöstlich von ihm.[en] Riggs Peak
Riggs Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ригс, romanized: vrah Riggs, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈriks]) is a peak rising to 1690 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 2.38 km southwest of Neofit Peak, 5.4 km southwest of the summit Mount Foster, and 8.6 km northeast of Cape James. Overlooking Letnitsa Glacier to the south, and Gramada Glacier to the east. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. 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.[1]- [it] Riggs Peak
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