Vasil Christian Zahariev Peak (or Zahariev Peak) (, ) is a rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 816 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in Metlichina Ridge on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It overlooks Punchbowl Glacier to the northeast and Borima Bay to the southwest.
The feature is named after the Bulgarian meteorologist Vasil Christian Zahariev (1929-2006) who worked at the Soviet base Mirny in 1967–69.
Location Zahariev Peak is located at , which is 3.9 km south of St. Angelariy Peak, 2.58 km northwest of Chapanov Peak and 5.45 km east-northeast of Yordanov Nunatak. British mapping in 1974.
Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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References Zahariev Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Zahariev Peak. Copernix satellite image