Goreme Col

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Goreme Col (Bulgarian: Горемска седловина, ‘Goremska Sedlovina’ \go-'rem-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is the col of elevation 2700 m linking Doyran Heights to the east to Mount Mohl on the northeast side of Craddock Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It is part of the glacial divide between Dater Glacier to the north and Thomas Glacier to the south.

The feature is named after the settlement of Goreme in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Goreme Col is centred at 78°32′00″S 85°01′30″W / 78.53333°S 85.02500°W / -78.53333; -85.02500Coordinates: 78°32′00″S 85°01′30″W / 78.53333°S 85.02500°W / -78.53333; -85.02500, which is 2.94 km northeast of Mount Mohl, 8.15 km east of Marts Peak, 8.66 km southeast of Vanand Peak, 4.65 km southwest of Mount Tuck and 1.47 km west by north of Prosenik Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Goreme Col. 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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