Mirovyane Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Mirovyane Peak (Bulgarian: връх Мировяне, ‘Vrah Mirovyane’ \'vr&h mi-'ro-vya-ne\) is the peak rising to 1500 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Kopsis Glacier to the west, lower Embree Glacier to the north, and Young Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the settlement of Mirovyane in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Mirovyane Peak is located at 78°04′30″S 85°04′54″W / 78.07500°S 85.08167°W / -78.07500; -85.08167Coordinates: 78°04′30″S 85°04′54″W / 78.07500°S 85.08167°W / -78.07500; -85.08167, which is 3.46 km northeast of Zimornitsa Peak, 13.68 km southeast of Mount Schmid and 17.94 km north-northwest of Mount Besch. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Mirovyane 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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