Dugerjav Peak (Bulgarian: връх Дугержав, romanized: vrah Dugerzhav, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ˈduɡɛrʒɐf]) is the rocky peak rising to 1208 m[1] in the southeast foothills of Forbidden Plateau on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. It surmounts Paspal Glacier to the northeast and Green Glacier to the south. The feature is named after the pioneer of Mongolian Antarctic research Lhamsuren Dugerjav, geologist at St. Kliment Ohridski Base in 2010/11 and subsequent seasons.
Location edit
Dugerjav Peak is located at 64°55′26″S 62°02′21″W / 64.92389°S 62.03917°W, which is 11.9 km south of Mount Walker, 13 km west-southwest of Sekirna Spur, 14.4 km north of Mount Bistre, and 16.25 km southeast of Mechit Buttress on Danco Coast. British mapping in 1980.
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Dugerjav Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Dugerjav 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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