Ereta Peak

Ereta Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ерета, romanized: vrah Ereta, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ɛˈrɛtɐ]) is the peak rising to 2300 m at the north extremity of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and southwest slopes, and surmounts upper Nimitz Glacier to the southeast.

Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

The peak is named after the Thracian town of Ereta in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Ereta Peak is located at 78°31′14.2″S 86°37′43.6″W, which is 12.88 km northwest of Ichev Nunatak, and 19.63 km southwest of Mount Gardner and 22.5 km west of Mount Vinson in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also
  • Mountains in Antarctica

Maps
  • 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.

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


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