Tsarigrad Peak (, ) is a sharp, ice-covered peak rising to 1689 metresBulgarian Antarctic GazetteerI.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 (Antarctic REMA Exlorer) in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It overlooks Armira Glacier to the southeast.
The peak is named after the 1876 Constantinople Conference (Tsarigrad is the Bulgarian name for Constantinople), during which the Great Powers that determined the Bulgarian ethnic borders in the second half of the 19th century.
Location Tsarigrad Peak is located at , approximately 2.5km southwest of the island's summit, Mount Foster, 550 m south of Slaveykov Peak, and 600 m northeast of Neofit Peak. The peak was mapped by Bulgarian teams in 2009.
Maps 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. (First edition 2009. ) 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.
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References Tsarigrad Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Tsarigrad Peak. Copernix satellite image