Prosenik Peak (Bulgarian: връх Просеник, romanized: vrah Prosenik, IPA: [ˈvrɤx prosɛˈnik]) is the peak rising to 2739 m[1] in Doyran Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Thomas Glacier to the southeast and Hough Glacier to the east-northeast.
The peak is named after the settlement of Prosenik in Eastern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Prosenik Peak is located at 78°32′11″S 84°57′38″W / 78.53639°S 84.96056°W, which is 4.75 km north-northeast of Elfring Peak, 3.78 km northeast of Mount Mohl, 4.12 km south-southwest of Mount Tuck and 4.45 km west-northwest of McPherson Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also edit
Maps edit
- 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.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Prosenik Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
- Basic data (in English)
External links edit
- Prosenik 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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