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.
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 / 78.70639°S 85.14250°W, which is 6.94 km east 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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