Pesyakov Hill

Pesyakov Hill (Bulgarian: Песяков хълм, ‘Pesyakov Halm’ \pe-sya-'kov 'h&lm\) is the ice-free hill rising to 36 m next south-southwest of the 1988 buildings of St. Kliment Ohridski Base on Bulgarian Beach, Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.

Access to the hill is restricted to protect floral communities.

The hill is named after Captain Feliks Pesyakov whose vessel, the Soviet Research Ship Mihail Somov, provided logistic support for building the first facilities of the Bulgarian Antarctic base in April 1988.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

This Livingston Island location article is a stub.

Location of Hurd Peninsula on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Topographic map of the Bulgarian Base area featuring Pesyakov Hill.
Bulgarian Antarctic base, with Pesyakov Hill on the left.
Topographic map of Livingston Island and Smith Island.