Strahil Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of Sentinel Range.

Strahil Peak (Bulgarian: връх Страхил, ‘Vrah Strahil’ \'vr&h stra-'hil\) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 2700 m just west of the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Strahil Voyvoda (mid-17th century – ca. 1711).

Location

Strahil Peak is located at 78°05′40″S 86°20′01.5″W / 78.09444°S 86.333750°W / -78.09444; -86.333750Coordinates: 78°05′40″S 86°20′01.5″W / 78.09444°S 86.333750°W / -78.09444; -86.333750, which is 2.8 km northwest of Mount Hale, 8.2 km east-northeast of Mount Hubley, 8.63 km southeast of Silyanov Peak and 7.7 km south of Brocks Peak. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Strahil 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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