Zasele Peak

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

Zasele Peak (Bulgarian: връх Заселе, ‘Vrah Zasele’ \'vr&h za-'se-le\) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1250 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, situated between the upper courses of Polaris and Pyke Glaciers. It has precipitous and partly ice free west slopes.

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

Location

Zasele Peak is located at 64°11′23″S 59°37′22″W / 64.18972°S 59.62278°W / -64.18972; -59.62278Coordinates: 64°11′23″S 59°37′22″W / 64.18972°S 59.62278°W / -64.18972; -59.62278, which is 4.82 km west-northwest of Laki Peak, 6 km north of Weasel Hill, 4.1 km northeast of Bolgar Buttress and 27.3 km south-southeast of Volov Peak on Davis Coast.

Map

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Zasele 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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