Chapanov Peak (, ) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 680 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 in Metlichina Ridge on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is overlooking Punchbowl Glacier to the north-northeast and Borima Bay to the south.
The feature is named after the meteorologist Tsoncho Chapanov (1930-1971), the first Bulgarian scientist to have worked in Antarctica, at the Soviet base Mirny in January–April 1967.
Location Chapanov Peak is located at , which is 1.95 km northwest of Diralo Point, 2.58 km southeast of Zahariev Peak and 5.85 km west of Kaloyanov Peak in Poibrene Heights. British mapping in 1974.
Maps Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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References Chapanov Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Chapanov Peak. Copernix satellite image