Klenova Peak
Klenova Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кльонова, romanized: vrah Klenova, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈkʎɔnovɐ]) is the sharp peak rising to 2300 m on the southwest side of Vinson Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It has partly ice-free south slopes, and surmounts upper Nimitz Glacier to the southwest and its tributary Cairns Glacier to the northeast.
The peak is named after
Russian marine geologist who took part in the First Soviet Antarctic Expedition
in 1955–57, becoming the first woman scientist to have carried out research in Antarctica.
Location
Klenova Peak is located at 78°34′55.2″S 86°04′48″W / 78.582000°S 86.08000°W, which is 12.05 km southwest of
Ereta Peak in Bastien 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.
References
- Klenova Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Klenova 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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