Fucha Peak

Fucha Peak (Bulgarian: връх Фуча, romanized: vrah Fucha, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈfut͡ʃɐ]) is the peak rising to 2604 m[1] in the central part of Bangey Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Marsa Glacier to the west and Padala Glacier to the southeast.

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

The peak is named after the settlements of Mala (Little) Fucha and Golema (Great) Fucha in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Fucha Peak is located at 78°02′16″S 85°37′15″W, which is 2.45 km northeast of Golemani Peak, 2.66 km east of Oreshak Peak, 2.8 km south by west of Mount Schmid, and 11.43 km northwest of Zimornitsa Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also

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

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


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