Mamarchev Peak

Mamarchev Peak
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.

Mamarchev Peak (Bulgarian: Мамарчев връх, ‘Mamarchev Vrah’ \ma-'mar-chev 'vr&h\) is the peak rising to 2500 m in the north part of Sullivan Heights in central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Pulpudeva Glacier to the west and Ellen Glacier to the north.

The peak is named after Georgi Mamarchev (1786-1846), leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement, in connection with the settlement of Mamarchevo in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Mamarchev Peak is located at 78°18′49″S 85°08′54″W / 78.31361°S 85.14833°W / -78.31361; -85.14833, which is 2.37 km northwest of Mount Levack, 11.33 km east-northeast of Mount Bearskin, 11.08 km southeast of Mount Jumper and 5.28 km south of Roberts Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

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

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