Brichebor Peak (Antarctica)
Brichebor Peak (Bulgarian: връх Бричебор, romanized: vrah Brichebor, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ˈbrit͡ʃɛbor]) is the peak rising to 2900 m in Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated at the end of a side ridge descending southwestwards from Príncipe de Asturias Peak (4680 m). It surmounts Tulaczyk Glacier to the southeast and Cairns Glacier to the northwest.
The peak is named after Brichebor Peak in Rila Mountain, Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
[edit]Brichebor Peak is located at 78°34′11″S 85°54′58″W / 78.56972°S 85.91611°W, which is 8.17 km south of Knutzen Peak (3373 m), 6.35 km southwest of Silverstein Peak (4790 m), 7.41 km west of Opalchenie Peak and 7.71 km northwest of Mount Slaughter (3444 m). US mapping in 1961, 1988 and 2007.
See also
[edit]Maps
[edit]- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
[edit]- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Brichebor Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
[edit]- Brichebor Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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