Oreshak Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Oreshak Peak (Bulgarian: връх Орешак, ‘Vrah Oreshak’ \'vr&h o-re-'shak\) is the peak rising to 2800 m in the Bangey Heights of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patleyna Glacier to the south-southwest, Embree Glacier to the west and north, and Marsa Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the settlements of Oreshak in Northern and Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Oreshak Peak is located at 78°02′24″S 85°44′06″W / 78.04000°S 85.73500°W / -78.04000; -85.73500Coordinates: 78°02′24″S 85°44′06″W / 78.04000°S 85.73500°W / -78.04000; -85.73500, which is 1.75 km north-northwest of Golemani Peak, 6.86 km north-northeast of Mount Todd, 6.36 km east-southeast of Mount Goldthwait, 4.43 km southwest of Mount Schmid and 2.66 km west of Fucha Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Oreshak 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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