Mount Izvor
Mount Izvor (Bulgarian: връх Извор, romanized: vrah Izvor, IPA: [ˈvrɤx izˈvɔr]) is the mostly ice-covered peak rising to 1646 m[1] in the west part of Voden Heights on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. It surmounts a tributary to Fleece Glacier to the southwest. The feature is named after the settlements of Izvor in Southeastern, Southern, Western and Northwestern Bulgaria.
Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
Location
Mount Izvor is located at 65°50′11″S 63°08′55″W, which is 4.4 km southeast of Mount Zadruga, 8.15 km northwest of Pamidovo Nunatak, and 3.4 km east-northeast of Mount Bosnek. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Mount Izvor. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Mount Izvor. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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