Pastrogor Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Pastrogor Peak (Bulgarian: връх Пъстрогор, ‘Vrah Pastrogor’ \'vr&h p&-stro-'gor\) is the partly ice-free peak rising to 1480 m near the north end of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the settlement of Pastrogor in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Pastrogor Peak is located at 77°23′38″S 86°01′27″W / 77.39389°S 86.02417°W / -77.39389; -86.02417Coordinates: 77°23′38″S 86°01′27″W / 77.39389°S 86.02417°W / -77.39389; -86.02417, which is 4.17 km north of Nell Peak, 7.22 km east of Mount Liavaag and 10.22 km south of Lanz Peak. 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

Pastrogor 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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