Trakiya Heights

The Trakiya Heights (-63.75194°N, -58.51944°W) are heights that rise to 1350 m on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.

Location
The Trakiya Heights are in Graham Land towards the west of the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They are bounded by Russell West Glacier to the north, Russell East Glacier to the northeast, Victory Glacier to the southwest and Zlidol Gate to the northwest. They surmount Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea to the southeast. The heights extend 10 km in a northwest–southeast direction and 5.9 km in a northeast–southwest direction.

Mapping and name
A German-British mapping was undertaken in 1996. The Trakiya Heights are named after the historical region of Trakiya (Thrace).

Features
Features, from west to east, include:

Belgun Peak
-63.73778°N, -58.6125°W. An ice-covered peak rising to 1205 m high in the northwest extremity of Trakiya Heights. Situated on the east side of Zlidol Gate, 890 m northwest of Antonov Peak, 4.6 km northeast of Skoparnik Bluff, 1.49 km east-northeast of Lepitsa Peak, 3.56 km east of Mount Schuyler on Detroit Plateau, 3.41 km southeast of Sirius Knoll and 5.2 km west-southwest of Mount Canicula. Precipitous, partly ice-free west slopes. Surmounting the head of Russell West Glacier to the north, and the upper course of Victory Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Belgun in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Antonov Peak
-63.74222°N, -58.59528°W. A peak rising to over 1316 m high in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights. Situated 4.45 km east of Mount Schuyler, 4.25 km southeast of Sirius Knoll, 4.9 km west by north of Mount Daimler and 8.23 km north of Skakavitsa Peak. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Victory Glacier to the S. Named after the Bulgarian automobile constructor Rumen Antonov (b. 1944) who invented an innovative automatic gearbox.

Irakli Peak
-63.73556°N, -58.57056°W. A peak rising to 1350 m high in the northwest part of Trakiya Heights. Situated 1.43 km northeast of Antonov Peak, 3.24 km southwest of Mount Canicula, 3.87 km west-northwest of Mount Daimler and 3.56 km north-northwest of Bozveli Peak. Surmounting Russell West Glacier to the north and Russell East Glacier to the east. Named after the nature site of Irakli on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast.

Bozveli Peak
-63.76361°N, -58.53583°W. A peak rising to 1251 m high in Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 3.78 km southeast of Antonov Peak, 2.7 km southwest of Mount Daimler and 6.45 km north-northeast of Skakavitsa Peak. Surmounting Victory Glacier to the southwest. Named after the Bulgarian enlightener Neofit Bozveli (1785-1848), a leader in the struggle for the restoration of the autocephalous Bulgarian Church.

Utus Peak
-63.75639°N, -58.48611°W. A rocky peak rising to 1206 m high in Trakiya Heights. Situated 980 m high south-southeast of Mount Daimler, 8.45 km north of Negovan Crag and 2.58 km east-northeast of Bozveli Peak. Named after the ancient Roman town of Utus in Northern Bulgaria.

Mount Daimler
-63.75°N, -58.48333°W. The highest point of a rock massif between Russell East Glacier and Victory Glacier, 3 nmi south of Mount Canicula. Mapped from surveys by FIDS (1960–61). Named by UK-APC for Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900), German engineer who developed the light-oil medium speed internal combustion engine which made possible the first commercial production of light mechanical land transport, 1883–85.

Morava Peak
-63.7375°N, -58.47056°W. A peak rising to 953 m high in the northeast extremity of Trakiya Heights. Situated 1.72 km northeast of Mount Daimler, 4.94 km east of Irakli Peak and 6.1 km south-southwest of Gigen Peak. Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the north and east. Named after the settlement of Morava in Northern Bulgaria.