Mount Ghiuselev (Bulgarian: Гюзелев връх, romanized: Gyuselev vrah, IPA: [ɟoˈzɛlɛv ˈvrɤx]) is the ice-covered mountain of elevation 1082 m[1] in Avroleva Heights on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and northwest slopes, and surmounts Mitev Glacier to the northwest, Pampa Passage to the southeast and Svetovrachene Glacier to the southwest.
The mountain is named after the Bulgarian opera singer Nicola Ghiuselev (1936-2014).
Location edit
Mount Ghiuselev is located at 64°13′17″S 62°07′25″W / 64.22139°S 62.12361°W, which is 4.16 km south-southwest of Petroff Point, 3.8 km west-southwest of Mitchell Point, 3.1 km north by east of Einthoven Hill and 3.2 km east by south of Opizo Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps edit
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Archived 4 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Mount Ghiuselev. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links edit
- Mount Ghiuselev. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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