Zimornitsa Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Zimornitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Зиморница, ‘Vrah Zimornitsa’ \'vr&h zi-'mor-ni-tsa\) is the peak rising to 1700 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is overlooking Kopsis Glacier to the northwest and Young Glacier to the southeast.

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

Location

Zimornitsa Peak is located at 78°05′35″S 85°12′13″W / 78.09306°S 85.20361°W / -78.09306; -85.20361Coordinates: 78°05′35″S 85°12′13″W / 78.09306°S 85.20361°W / -78.09306; -85.20361, which is 7.9 km northeast of Mount Gozur, 11.43 km southeast of Fucha Peak, 3.46 km southwest of Mirovyane Peak and 17.87 km northwest of Mount Besch. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

Zimornitsa 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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