Kushla Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Kushla Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кушла, ‘Vrah Kushla’ \'vr&h 'kush-la\) is the peak rising to 2300 m in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Berisad Glacier to the north-northwest and Hansen Glacier to the southeast.

The peak is named after the settlement of Kushla in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Kushla Peak is located at 78°26′16″S 84°48′23″W / 78.43778°S 84.80639°W / -78.43778; -84.80639Coordinates: 78°26′16″S 84°48′23″W / 78.43778°S 84.80639°W / -78.43778; -84.80639, which is 3.53 km northeast of Mount Waldron, 4.15 km southeast of Sipey Peak, 12.58 km southwest of Dickey Peak and 4.95 km northwest of Mount Havener. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Kushla Peak. 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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