Hariton Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Hariton Peak (Bulgarian: връх Харитон, ‘Vrah Hariton’ \'vr&h ha-ri-'ton\) is the rocky peak rising to 1880 m near the north end of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after Pop (Priest) Hariton (Hariton Halachev, 1835-1876), a leader of the 1876 April Uprising for Bulgarian independence.

Location

Hariton Peak is located at 77°26′37″S 86°18′27″W / 77.44361°S 86.30750°W / -77.44361; -86.30750Coordinates: 77°26′37″S 86°18′27″W / 77.44361°S 86.30750°W / -77.44361; -86.30750, which is 1.68 km northeast of Mount Lymburner, 6.6 km south of Mount Liavaag and 8.25 km west-northwest of Mount Weems. US mapping in 1961.

Maps

Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Hariton 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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