Midzhur Peak (Antarctica)

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

Midzhur Peak (Bulgarian: връх Миджур, ‘Vrah Midzhur’ \'vr&h mi-'dzhur\) is the peak rising to 1500 m in Doyran Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Remington Glacier to the north and Obelya Glacier to the south.

The peak is named after Midzhur Peak in western Balkan Mountains.

Location

Midzhur Peak is located at 78°35′34″S 84°24′26″W / 78.59278°S 84.40722°W / -78.59278; -84.40722Coordinates: 78°35′34″S 84°24′26″W / 78.59278°S 84.40722°W / -78.59278; -84.40722, which is 3.15 km wast-northeast of Mount Benson, 7.91 km south-southwest of Taylor Spur and 3.6 km northwest of Johnson Spur. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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References

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


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