Petleshkov Hill
# Petleshkov Hill

Petleshkov Hill (Bulgarian: Петлешков хълм, ‘Petleshkov Halm’ \pet-'lesh-kov 'h&lm\) is the ice-covered hill rising to 221 m in northwestern Astrolabe Island in Bransfield Strait, Antarctica. It surmounts Mokren Bight to the south.

The feature is “named after Vasil Petleshkov (1845-1876), a leader of the 1876 April Uprising for Bulgarian independence, in connection with the settlement of Petleshkovo in Northeastern Bulgaria.”

## Location

Petleshkov Hill is located at 63°18′35″S 58°43′30″W﻿ / ﻿63.30972°S 58.72500°W﻿ / -63.30972; -58.72500, which is 1.2 km northeast of Damga Point, 1.32 km southeast of Raduil Point and 2.15 km west of Drumohar Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.

## Maps

* Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
* Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
