Vasilev Peak
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Vasilev Peak (Bulgarian: Василев връх, romanized: Vasilev vrah, IPA: [vaˈsilev vrɤx]) is an ice-covered peak rising to 1199 m[1][2] in the northern part of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated 2.65 km northeast of Mount Pisgah and 2 km southwest of Mount Christi, overlooking Dalgopol Glacier on the west, Kongur Glacier on the north and Nosei Glacier on the southeast.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian mountaineer, Antarctic explorer and cinematographer Doychin Vasilev (1944–2024), a participant in the Tangra 2004/05 topographic survey noted in 2012 by Discovery Channel, the Natural History Museum, the Royal Collection and the British Antarctic Survey as a timeline event in Antarctic exploration.[3][4][5]
