Midzhur Peak (Bulgarian: връх Миджур, romanized: vrah Midzhur, IPA: [ˈvrɤx miˈd͡ʒur]) is the peak rising to 1627 m[1] in Doyran Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Remington Glacier to the north and Obelya Glacier to the south.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Sentinel-Range-location-map.png/220px-Sentinel-Range-location-map.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Vinson-Map.jpg/220px-Vinson-Map.jpg)
The peak is named after Midzhur Peak in western Balkan Mountains.
Location
editMidzhur Peak is located at 78°35′34″S 84°24′26″W / 78.59278°S 84.40722°W, which is 3.15 km wast-northeast of Mount Benson, 7.91 km south-southwest of Taylor Spur and 3.6 km northwest of Johnson Spur. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
editMaps
edit- 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
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
External links
edit- Midzhur Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
- Basic data (in English)
- Midzhur Peak. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.