| Imeon Range | |
|---|---|
 Southern Imeon Range from Osmar Strait | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Mount Foster |
| Elevation | 2,025 m (6,644 ft)[1][2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 30 km (19 mi) |
| Width | 6.8 km (4.2 mi) |
| Geography | |
 Location of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands
| |
| Continent | Antarctica |
| Region | South Shetland Islands |
| Range coordinates | 62°58′30″S 62°30′20″W / 62.97500°S 62.50556°W[3] |
Imeon Range (Bulgarian: Хребет Имеон, ‘Hrebet Imeon’ \'hre-bet i-me-'on\) (62°58′30″S 62°30′20″W / 62.97500°S 62.50556°W) is a mountain range occupying the interior of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends 30 km (19 mi) in southwest-northeast direction between Cape James and Cape Smith, and is 6.8 km wide. Its summit Mount Foster (2,025 m) was first climbed in 1996 by a New Zealand team led by Greg Landreth. Other prominent peaks include Evlogi Peak (2,024 m), Antim Peak (1,995 m), Mount Pisgah (1,814 m), Slaveykov Peak (1674 m), Neofit Peak (1657 m), Drinov Peak (1519 m), Riggs Peak (1,601 m) and Mount Christi (1,272 m).[1][2] It was first mapped by Bulgaria in 2009.
The range is named after Mount Imeon (present day Pamir, Hindu Kush, and Tian Shan), whose highlands and valleys around upper Oxus River (Amu Darya) were described as the ancient homeland of Bulgars by the seventh century Armenian geography index ‘Ashharatsuyts’ by Anania Shirakatsi.
- ^ a b Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b I.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 Exlorer)
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