Doyran Heights

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Doyran Heights (Bulgarian: Дойрански възвишения, ‘Doyranski Vazvisheniya’ \'doy-ran-ski v&-zvi-'she-ni-ya\) are the heights rising to 3560 m at Mount Tuck and including also Mount Havener, Beloslav Peak, Prosenik Peak, McPherson Peak, Mount Benson and Midzhur Peak in the east foothills of Vinson Massif and Craddock Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, extending 30.8 km in north-south direction and 16.5 km in east-west direction. They are bounded by Thomas Glacier to the south and southwest, Dater Glacier and Hansen Glacier to the northwest and north, and Sikera Valley to the east, linked to Craddock Massif to the west by Goreme Col, and separated from Veregava Ridge to the north by Manole Pass and from Flowers Hills to the northeast by Kostinbrod Pass. Their interior is drained by Guerrero, Hough, Remington and Obelya Glaciers.

The heights are named after the settlements of Doyrantsi in Northeastern and Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Doyran Heights are centred at 78°32′30″S 84°37′00″W / 78.54167°S 84.61667°W / -78.54167; -84.61667Coordinates: 78°32′30″S 84°37′00″W / 78.54167°S 84.61667°W / -78.54167; -84.61667. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

Doyran Heights. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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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