Bergison Peak

Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

Bergison Peak (Bulgarian: връх Бергисон, ‘Vrah Bergison’ \'vr&h 'ber-gi-son\) is the peak rising to 2000 m in the southern portion of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free west slopes, and surmounts Karasura Glacier to the north, Nimitz Glacier to the northeast, and upper Minnesota Glacier to the southwest.

The peak is named after the Thracian fortress of Bergison in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Bergison Peak is located at 78°51′14.3″S 85°47′24″W / 78.853972°S 85.79000°W / -78.853972; -85.79000Coordinates: 78°51′14.3″S 85°47′24″W / 78.853972°S 85.79000°W / -78.853972; -85.79000, which is 25 km northwest of O'Neal Nunataks, 4.66 km southeast of Patmos Peak, and 20.56 km west of Lishness Peak in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Bergison Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

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

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