Opizo Peak

Opizo Peak (Bulgarian: връх Опизо, romanized: vrah Opizo, IPA: [ˈvrɤx oˈpizo]) is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 1137 m near the west extremity of Avroleva Heights on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north-northeast slopes, and surmounts Mitev Glacier to the northeast, Svetovrachene Glacier to the south and Doriones Saddle to the west-southwest.

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

The peak is named after the ancient Roman station of Opizo in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Opizo Peak is located at 64°13′02″S 62°11′20″W, which is 5.84 km southwest of Petroff Point, 3.2 km west by north of Mount Ghiuselev and 11.5 km northeast of Mount Parry. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

Maps

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
• Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Opizo Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

Brabant Island from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Avroleva Heights are seen on the near side of the left part of the island.

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