# St. Methodius Peak

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**St. Methodius Peak** (Bulgarian: връх Св. Методий, ˈvrɤx svɛˈti mɛˈtɔdij) rises to approximately 1,180m in [Friesland Ridge](/source/Friesland_Ridge), [Tangra Mountains](/source/Tangra_Mountains), [Livingston Island](/source/Livingston_Island), [Antarctica](/source/Antarctica) and surmounts [Ruen Icefall](/source/Ruen_Icefall) to the north-northwest, [Prespa Glacier](/source/Prespa_Glacier) to the southeast and [Charity Glacier](/source/Charity_Glacier) to the southwest. Linked to [St. Cyril Peak](/source/St._Cyril_Peak) by [Vladaya Saddle](/source/Vladaya_Saddle).

The peak is named after [St. Methodius](/source/Saint_Methodius_of_Thessaloniki) (815-885 AD).

## Location

The peak is located at [62°42′57″S 60°14′47″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=62_42_57_S_60_14_47_W), which is 5.89 km south-southwest of [Mount Friesland](/source/Mount_Friesland), 1.97 km southwest of [St. Cyril Peak](/source/St._Cyril_Peak), 3.24 km north-northwest of [Gela Point](/source/Gela_Point), 3.83 km east of [Canetti Peak](/source/Canetti_Peak) and 6.37 km south-southeast of [Napier Peak](/source/Napier_Peak) (Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96, and mapping in 2005 and 2009).

## Maps

- [South Shetland Islands.](http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=5657) Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Sheet W 62 60. Tolworth, UK, 1968.
- Islas Livingston y Decepción. Mapa topográfico a escala 1:100000. Madrid: Servicio Geográfico del Ejército, 1991.
- S. Soccol, D. Gildea and J. Bath. [Livingston Island, Antarctica.](http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/mapcat/display_map.cfm?map_id=13271) Scale 1:100000 satellite map. The Omega Foundation, USA, 2004.
- L.L. Ivanov et al., Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands (from English Strait to Morton Strait, with illustrations and ice-cover distribution), 1:100000 scale topographic map, [Antarctic Place-names Commission](/source/Antarctic_Place-names_Commission) of Bulgaria, Sofia, 2005
- L.L. Ivanov. [Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALivingston-Island-Map-2010.jpg) Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. ISBN 978-954-92032-9-5 (First edition 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4)
- [Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).](http://www.add.scar.org) Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

## References

- [St. Methodius Peak.](https://www1.data.antarctica.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=134089) SCAR [Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica](/source/Composite_Gazetteer_of_Antarctica).
- [Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.](http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf) [Antarctic Place-names Commission](/source/Antarctic_Place-names_Commission). (details in Bulgarian, [basic data](http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf) in English)

## External links

- [St. Methodius Peak.](https://copernix.io/#?where=-60.249950973571785,-62.71614775935621,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid) Copernix satellite image

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