Krusha Peak
Krusha Peak (Bulgarian: връх Круша, romanized: vrah Krusha, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈkruʃɐ]) is the peak rising to 2800 m in Owen Ridge, southern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, surmounting Bolgrad Glacier to the southeast and Brook Glacier to the northwest.
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
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Sentinel Range map.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian educator Zahariy Krusha (1808-1881).
Location
Krusha Peak is located at 78°42′23″S 85°08′33″W, which is 6.94 km east of Chaplin Peak (1978 m), 3.87 km south of Mount Strybing (3200 m), 2.88 km west-southwest of Mount Allen (3430 m) and 4.83 km northwest of Mount Liptak (3100 m). US mapping in 1961, updated in 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.
External links
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Krusha Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
External links
- Krusha Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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