Kozhuh Peak

Kozhuh Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кожух, romanized: vrah Kozhuh, IPA: [ˈvrɤx koˈʒux]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1711 m[1] on the west side of Elgar Uplands,[2] northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It surmounts Delius Glacier to the north and Bartók Glacier to the south-southwest.

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

The feature is named after the extinct volcano of Mount Kozhuh,[3] Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Kozhuh Peak is located at 69°40′42″S 70°55′17″W, 9.26 km north-northwest of Mount Pinafore, 8.92 km northeast of Appalachia Nunataks[4] and 19.1 km southeast of Shaw Nunatak.[5]

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
  • 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
  2. "Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Kozhuh Heights/ Kozhuch Mountain". BG Guide. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. "Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC". services.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

References

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


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