Sipey Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Sipey Peak (Bulgarian: връх Сипей, ‘Vrah Sipey’ \'vr&h 'si-pey\) is the peak rising to 2200 m in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Orizari Glacier to the south-southwest, Dater Glacier to the west and north, and Berisad Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the settlement of Sipey in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Sipey Peak is located at 78°24′46″S 84°56′37″W / 78.41278°S 84.94361°W / -78.41278; -84.94361Coordinates: 78°24′46″S 84°56′37″W / 78.41278°S 84.94361°W / -78.41278; -84.94361, which is 5.26 km north of Mount Waldron, 9.46 km east by north of Mount Segers, 5.71 km south-southeast of Mount Farrell and 4.15 km northwest of Kushla Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Sipey 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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