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15-713: The Kondofrey Heights are in Graham Land on the southeast coast of the Trinity Peninsula , which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula . They are situated east of Detroit Plateau , south of Victory Glacier and west of Prince Gustav Channel , Weddell Sea . They are linked to Detroit Plateau by Podgumer Col. They extend 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi) from east to west 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) from north to south. For an adjusted Copernix satellite image, see Kondofrey Heights. The Kondofrey Heights are named after

30-521: A peninsula. The mountains of Graham Land are the last range of the American Cordillera , the almost continuous sequence of mountain ranges forming the western "backbone" of North America, Central America, South America and the Antarctic Peninsula . Argentina calls the area Tierra de San Martín (Land of San Martin) and also calls the northern peninsula ( Trinity Peninsula ) Península Trinidad or Tierra de la Trinidad . Similarly, Chile calls

45-575: Is the portion of the Antarctic Peninsula that lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz . This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names , in which the name "Antarctic Peninsula" was approved for the major peninsula of Antarctica , and the names Graham Land and Palmer Land for

60-559: The Chilean Antarctic Territory ). Graham Land is the closest part of Antarctica to South America. Thus it is the usual destination for small ships taking paying visitors on Antarctic trips from South America . (Larger ships are not allowed to disembark passengers.) Until the discoveries of the British Graham Land Expedition of 1934–1937, it was generally supposed to be an archipelago rather than

75-473: The entire Antarctic Peninsula Tierra de O'Higgins (Land of O'Higgins). The interior of Graham Land is occupied by a series of plateaus, namely (north to south) Laclavère Plateau , Louis Philippe Plateau , Detroit Plateau , Herbert Plateau , Foster Plateau , Forbidden Plateau , Bruce Plateau , Avery Plateau and Hemimont Plateau . Pirin Too Many Requests If you report this error to

90-755: The north and Chudomir Cove to the SE. Named after the settlement of Negovan in Western Bulgaria. [REDACTED]  This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Geological Survey . This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission. Graham Land 66°00′S 63°30′W  /  66.000°S 63.500°W  / -66.000; -63.500 Graham Land

105-451: The north and east. Named after Bezbog Peak in Pirin mountain, Southwestern Bulgaria. 63°50′S 58°32′W  /  63.833°S 58.533°W  / -63.833; -58.533 . Sharp, ice-free peak, 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) high, standing 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) west of Pitt Point. It is the highest point of a ridge forming the south wall of Victory Glacier on

120-658: The north and east. Named after Skakavitsa Nature Reserve in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria. 63°48′35″S 58°34′08″W  /  63.80972°S 58.56889°W  / -63.80972; -58.56889 . A rocky peak rising to 963 metres (3,159 ft) high in the north extremity of Kondofrey Heights. Situated 2.88 kilometres (1.79 mi) north-northwest of Mount Reece, 1.29 kilometres (0.80 mi) northeast of Skakavitsa Peak, 6.89 kilometres (4.28 mi) southeast of Skoparnik Bluff and 5.39 kilometres (3.35 mi) south-southwest of Bozveli Peak. Surmounting Victory Glacier to

135-521: The north. Named after the settlement of Gurgulyat in Western Bulgaria. 63°50′12″S 58°36′54″W  /  63.83667°S 58.61500°W  / -63.83667; -58.61500 . A peak rising to 1,033 metres (3,389 ft) high in Kondofrey Heights. Situated 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Gurgulyat Peak, 3.65 kilometres (2.27 mi) west-southwest of Mount Reece and 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) north of Mount Bradley . Named after

150-534: The northern and southern portions, respectively. The line dividing them is roughly 69 degrees south. Graham Land is named after Sir James R. G. Graham , First Lord of the Admiralty at the time of John Biscoe 's exploration of the west side of Graham Land in 1832. It is claimed by Argentina (as part of Argentine Antarctica ), Britain (as part of the British Antarctic Territory ) and Chile (as part of

165-637: The settlement of Vinogradi in Southwestern Bulgaria. 63°51′21″S 58°35′52″W  /  63.85583°S 58.59778°W  / -63.85583; -58.59778 . A rocky peak rising to 861 metres (2,825 ft) high in the south extremity of Kondofrey Heights. Situated 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) south-southeast of Vinogradi Peak, 3.75 kilometres (2.33 mi) southwest of Mount Reece, 8.48 kilometres (5.27 mi) west-northwest of Kiten Point and 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) north-northeast of Mount Bradley. Surmounting Znepole Ice Piedmont to

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180-601: The settlement of Kondofrey in western Bulgaria . Download coordinates as: Nearby features include, from west to east: 63°49′32″S 58°38′34″W  /  63.82556°S 58.64278°W  / -63.82556; -58.64278 . A mostly ice-free col of elevation over 800 metres (2,600 ft) high linking Kondofrey Heights to the east to Detroit Plateau to the west. Situated 1.03 kilometres (0.64 mi) west-northwest of Gurgulyat Peak, 6.6 kilometres (4.1 mi) north by west of Mount Bradley and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south by west of Zlidol Gate . Surmounting

195-1081: The south side of Trinity Peninsula. Charted in 1945 by the FIDS and named for Alan Reece, leader of the FIDS Deception Island base in 1945, and meteorologist and geologist at the Hope Bay base in 1946. Reece, a member of the NBSAE, 1949-52, was killed in an airplane accident in the Canadian Arctic in 1960. 63°49′56″S 58°29′40″W  /  63.83222°S 58.49444°W  / -63.83222; -58.49444 . A peak rising to 746 metres (2,448 ft) high in Kondofrey Heights on Trinity Peninsula, Antarctic Peninsula. Situated 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) east of Mount Reece, 9.48 kilometres (5.89 mi) south of Mount Daimler, 8.6 kilometres (5.3 mi) northeast of Mount Bradley and 5.55 kilometres (3.45 mi) west-northwest of Pitt Point . Surmounting Victory Glacier to

210-554: The southeast. Named after the settlement of Yoglav in Northern Bulgaria. 63°48′58″S 58°35′27″W  /  63.81611°S 58.59083°W  / -63.81611; -58.59083 . A peak rising to 1,115 metres (3,658 ft) high in Kondofrey Heights. Situated 9.93 kilometres (6.17 mi) south-southeast of Mount Schuyler , 8.94 kilometres (5.56 mi) southwest of Mount Daimler and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of Mount Reece. Surmounting Victory Glacier to

225-570: The upper course of Victory Glacier to the N, and a tributary to Znepole Ice Piedmont to the south. Named after the settlement of Podgumer in Western Bulgaria. 63°49′42″S 58°37′22″W  /  63.82833°S 58.62278°W  / -63.82833; -58.62278 . A peak rising to 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) high in Kondofrey Heights. Situated 2.08 kilometres (1.29 mi) southwest of Skakavitsa Peak, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west by north of Mount Reece, and 10.6 kilometres (6.6 mi) south of Mount Schuyler. Surmounting Victory Glacier to

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