Skafida Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Skafida Peak (Bulgarian: връх Скафида, ‘Vrah Skafida’ \'vr&h ska-'fi-da\) is the peak rising to 2100 m near the north end of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free east and south slopes, and surmounts Newcomer Glacier to the east. The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Skafida in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Skafida Peak is located at 77°42′29.8″S 86°32′23″W / 77.708278°S 86.53972°W / -77.708278; -86.53972Coordinates: 77°42′29.8″S 86°32′23″W / 77.708278°S 86.53972°W / -77.708278; -86.53972, which is 2.43 km southeast of MacDonald Peak, 11.8 km west-southwest of Mount Cornwell in Gromshin Heights, 6.2 km northwest of Mount Crawford, 12.1 km north-northeast of Arzos Peak and 12.3 km east-northeast of Fisher Nunatak. 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

Skafida 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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