Mount Moriya

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Mount Moriya (Bulgarian: връх Мория, ‘Vrah Moriya’ \'vr&h mo-'ri-ya\) is the rounded, ice-covered peak rising to 1700 m in Lovech Heights on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Rogosh Glacier to the south and northwest, Zlokuchene Glacier to the east-northeast, and Risimina Glacier to the southeast.

The feature is named after the medieval fortress of Moriya in western Bulgaria.

Location

Mount Moriya is located at 64°51′46″S 61°07′47″W / 64.86278°S 61.12972°W / -64.86278; -61.12972Coordinates: 64°51′46″S 61°07′47″W / 64.86278°S 61.12972°W / -64.86278; -61.12972, which is 1.9 km south of Mrahori Saddle, 14.2 km southwest of Tillberg Peak, 15.1 km north-northwest of the ridge forming Cape Fairweather, and 3.17 km east-northeast of Mount Persenk. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Mount Moriya. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.

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