Buache Peak

Buache Peak (Bulgarian: връх Бюаш, romanized: vrah Byuash, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ bʲuˈaʃ]) is the mostly ice-covered peak rising to 595 m[1] on Two Hummock Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It surmounts Urania Cove on the north. The feature has precipitous and partly ice-free west-northwest slopes, and is one of the two ‘hummocks’ that gave the name of the island.

Location of Two Hummock Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

The peak is named after the French cartographer Philippe Buache (1700–1773), who published maps of the south polar region in 1739 and 1754.

Location

Buache Peak is located at 64°08′20″S 61°43′38″W, which is 1.63 km southwest of Modev Peak, 4.8 km northwest of Veyka Point and 1.93 km northeast of Palaver Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and 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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