Malasar Peak (Bulgarian: връх Маласар, romanized: vrah Malasar, IPA: [ˈvrɤx mɐɫɐˈsar]) is the partly ice-free peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2841 m[1] on the side ridge that trends 9.15 km from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range east-northeastwards to Robinson Pass. It surmounts Embree Glacier to the southeast and Sabazios Glacier to the north.
The peak is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Malasar in Southern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Malasar Peak is located at 77°57′53″S 85°52′38″W / 77.96472°S 85.87722°W, which is 2.26 km east-northeast of Mount Dalrymple, 10.15 km southwest of Mount Malone and 9.9 km west of Mount McKeown in Sostra Heights, and 8.53 km northwest of Mount Schmid in Bangey Heights. US mapping in 1961.
See also edit
Maps edit
- Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Malasar Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Malasar 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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