Mount Hleven (Bulgarian: връх Хлевен, romanized: vrah Hleven, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈxlɛvɛn]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1574 m[1] in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Padala Glacier to the west, lower Embree Glacier to the north and lower Kopsis Glacier to the southeast.
![](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 Hleven Peak in Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria
Location
editMount Hleven is located at 78°01′53.3″S 85°21′58″W / 78.031472°S 85.36611°W, which is 9.63 km northeast of Bezden Peak, 5.66 km east-southeast of Mount Schmid, 6.37 km southwest of Mount Tegge, and 7.83 km northwest of Zimornitsa Peak in Maglenik Heights. US mapping in 1961 and 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
References
edit- Mount Hleven. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Mount Hleven. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.