Purmerul Peak

Location of Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Purmerul Peak (Bulgarian: връх Пурмерул, ‘Vrah Purmerul’ \'vr&h pur-me-'rul\ is the ice-covered peak rising to 2000 m in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free south and west slopes, and surmounts Hamblin Glacier to the southwest and Hugi Glacier to the north.

The peak is named after the Thracian god Purmerul.

Location

Purmerul Peak is located at 66°23′51″S 65°08′39″W / 66.39750°S 65.14417°W / -66.39750; -65.14417Coordinates: 66°23′51″S 65°08′39″W / 66.39750°S 65.14417°W / -66.39750; -65.14417, which is 14.58 km north by east of Semela Ridge, 11.1 km east of Mount Lyttleton, 20 km south-southeast of Crookes Peak and 16.11 km northwest of Slessor Peak. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Purmerul Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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

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