Kanchov Peak (, ) is the rocky peak rising to 1272 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022 on the west coast of Pernik Peninsula, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free slopes, surmounting Lallemand Fjord to the west, Salmon Cove to the north, and Field Glacier to the southeast and south.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian geographer, ethnographer and historian Vasil Kanchov (1862–1902).
Location Kanchov Peak is located at , which is 4 km southeast of Álvarez Point formed by an offshoot of the peak, 14.2 km southwest of Mount Deeley, 9.8 km north-northwest of Zhelev Peak and 13.9 km northeast of Hooke Point. British mapping in 1978.
Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
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References Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English) Kanchov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links Kanchov Peak. Copernix satellite image