Malkoch Peak (Bulgarian: връх Малкоч, romanizedvrah Malkoch, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈmaɫkot͡ʃ]) is the peak rising to 1299 m[1] in the southeast part of Petvar Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and overlooking Carey Glacier to the west and Rutford Ice Stream to the east.

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Sentinel Range map

The peak is named after the village of Malkoch in Bulgaria.

Location edit

Malkoch Peak is located at 78°49′17″S 84°01′39″W / 78.82139°S 84.02750°W / -78.82139; -84.02750, which is 5.83 km east-northeast of Fruzhin Peak, 8.94 km southeast of Miller Peak, 2.52 km south of Ruset Peak and 8.57 km north of Mountainview Ridge. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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Notes edit

  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.