Ongal Peak

Ongal Peak
Ongal Peak from north
Highest point
Elevation1,151 m (3,776 ft)
Coordinates62°39′31″S 60°07′03″W / 62.65861°S 60.11750°W / -62.65861; -60.11750
Geography
LocationLivingston Island, Antarctica
Parent rangeTangra Mountains
Climbing
First ascent2004 by Lyubomir Ivanov
Easiest routesnow/glacier
The first ascent of Ongal Peak by Lyubomir Ivanov on 21 December 2004; northwest view from the summit with Huron Glacier and Bowles Ridge in the background

Ongal Peak (Bulgarian: връх Онгъл, romanized: vrah Ongal, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈɔŋɡɐɫ]) is a sharp glaciated peak rising to 1151 m[1] on Levski Ridge of Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It surmounts Shipka Valley on the north-northwest, and Huron Glacier and its tributaries on the north and northeast.[2]

The peak was first ascended and surveyed on 21 December 2004 by the Bulgarian Lyubomir Ivanov from Camp Academia. It was named after the historic Ongal region of the First Bulgarian Empire located in the Danube Delta area and north of the Black Sea, in connection with the Battle of Ongal.

  1. ^ A. Kamburov and L. Ivanov. Bowles Ridge and Central Tangra Mountains: Livingston Island, Antarctica. Scale 1:25000 map. Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2023.
  2. ^ Ongal Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica