{{short description|Mountain in Graham Land, Antarctica}} {{Infobox mountain |name=Mount Mecheva |image= |image_caption= |map=Antarctica |location=Antarctica |coordinates = {{coord|66|30|11|S|64|00|12|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m=1367 |elevation_ref= |prominence_m= |prominence_ref= |listing= |language= |range=Bigla Ridge |topo= |first_ascent= |easiest_route= |other_name=връх Мечева }}'''Mount Mecheva''' ({{langx|bg|връх Мечева|vrah Mecheva}}, {{IPA|bg|ˈvrɤx ˈmɛt͡ʃɛvɐ|IPA}}) is the broad ice-covered peak with precipitous rocky north, east and southwest slopes that peaks at 1367 m<ref name=REMA>[https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.] Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019</ref> in the Bigla Ridge on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. It surmounts Beaglehole Glacier to the southwest, Sleipnir Glacier to the northwest and Cabinet Inlet to the northeast.
The feature is named after Rumyana Mecheva, biologist at St. Kliment Ohridski Base in 1999/2000 and subsequent seasons.
==Location== thumb|Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.|left|206x206pxMount Mecheva is located in the Bigla Ridge, 13 km southwest of Balder Point, 13.7 km northwest of Spur Point, 14.9 km north of Varad Point and 6.87 km northeast of Chuypetlovo Knoll. British mapping in 1974 and 1976.
==Maps== * British Antarctic Territory: Graham Land. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 19–20. London, 1974. * British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976. * [http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.{{Clear}}
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==References== * [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137677 Mount Mecheva.] SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. * [http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)
==External links== * [https://copernix.io/#?where=-64.003333,-66.503056,13&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Mount Mecheva.] Copernix satellite image
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Mecheva Category:Foyn Coast Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic
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