Penov Knoll (, ) is the partially ice-free hill of elevation 155 mBulgarian 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 Explorer) at the northern foot of Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica, forming the island's northeast extremity Cape Smith. It is located 2.9 km northeast of Matochina Peak, and connected on the southwest to the mainland of the island by a 400 m wide isthmus of elevation 76 m. The area was visited by seal hunters in the early 19th century.L. Ivanov and N. Ivanova. Early inhabitants. In: The World of Antarctica. Generis Publishing, 2022. p. 120.
The feature is named after Sasho Penov, Deputy Minister of Education and Science (2022–2023), for his assistance in the acquisition and operation of the Bulgarian polar research vessel Sts. Cyril and Methodius by the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna and the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute.Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
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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External links Penov Knoll. Copernix satellite image