- Source: Peristera Peak
Peristera Peak (Bulgarian: връх Перистера, romanized: vrah Peristera, IPA: [ˈvrɤx pɛriˈstɛrɐ]) is the rocky peak rising to 2142 m in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It overlooks lower Nimitz Glacier to the southwest and upper Wessbecher Glacier to the northeast.
The peak is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Peristera in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Peristera Peak is located at 78°49′39.5″S 84°49′20″W, which is 3.67 km south-southeast of Mount Inderbitzen, 3.9 km west by north of Marze Peak in Petvar Heights, 3.1 km north of Lishness Peak, and 21.1 km east-northeast of Bergison Peak in Bastien Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.
See also
Mountains in Antarctica
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 updated.
Notes
References
Peristera Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (in Bulgarian)
Basic data (in English)
External links
Peristera Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Peristera Peak
- Sentinel Range
- Modren Peak
- Wessbecher Glacier
- Bulgarian toponyms in Antarctica (P)
- Owen Ridge
- Aroania (mountain)
- Minoan civilization
- Aegean Sea
- Samothrace
