Organa Peak

{{Short description|Mountain in South Shetland Islands, Antarctica}}

Organa Peak ({{langx|bg|връх Органа|vrah Organa}}, {{IPA|bg|ˈvrɤx orˈɡanɐ|IPA}}) is a peak rising to 1194 m[http://apcbg.org/gazet.bg/ Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer]I.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022 ([https://rema.apps.pgc.umn.edu/ Antarctic REMA Exlorer]) in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 6.8 km northeast of Cape James, and 1.85 km south-southwest of Riggs Peak. Overlooking Letnitsa Glacier to the east and southeast, and Kremena Ice Piedmont to the south. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the Bulgarian ruler Organa (7th Century AD), regent of Bulgars and uncle of Khan Kubrat.

Maps

[http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/540915.html 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}})
[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=13677 South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands.] Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
[http://www.add.scar.org 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}}

Notes

References

[https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=136736 Organa Peak.] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
[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)

External links

[https://copernix.io/#?where=-62.6328548201294,-63.050536550582386,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Organa Peak.] Copernix satellite image

Category:Mountains of Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)

Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic