Stolnik Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Stolnik Peak (Bulgarian: връх Столник, ‘Vrah Stolnik’ \'vr&h 'stol-nik\) is the peak rising to 2600 m in the east foothills of Craddock Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. Situated on the side ridge running eastwards from Mount Craddock. The peak is overlooking Sowers Glacier to the northwest and Saltzman Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after the settlement of Stolnik in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Stolnik Peak is located at 78°36′52″S 84°57′05″W / 78.61444°S 84.95139°W / -78.61444; -84.95139Coordinates: 78°36′52″S 84°57′05″W / 78.61444°S 84.95139°W / -78.61444; -84.95139, which is 1.86 km east of Sanchez Peak, 4.24 km south-southeast of Elfring Peak and 1.97 km west of Mount Osborne. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

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

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

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