Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Duridanov Peak (Bulgarian: Дуриданов връх, romanized: Duridanov vrah, IPA: [doriˈdanov ˈvrɤx]) is the sharp rocky peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2453 m[1] on the side ridge that trends 9.15 km from Mount Dalrymple on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range east-northeastwards to Robinson Pass. It surmounts Sabazios Glacier to the north.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian linguist Ivan Duridanov (1920-2005).

Location

Duridanov Peak is located at 77°56′24″S 85°46′33″W / 77.94000°S 85.77583°W / -77.94000; -85.77583, which is 5.67 km northeast of Mount Dalrymple, 2.48 km east-northeast of Nikola Peak, 6.65 km southwest of Mount Malone in Sostra Heights and 9.23 km northwest of Mount Schmid in Bangey Heights. US mapping in 1961.

See also

Maps

  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes

  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

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


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