Mount Radotina

Mount Radotina (Bulgarian: връх Радотина, romanized: vrah Radotina, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈradotinɐ]) is the rounded ice-covered peak rising to 1754 m[1] in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated at the base of Barison Peninsula. The feature has steep, rocky and partly ice-free northeast and southwest slopes, and surmounts Chernomen Glacier to the northwest, Talev Glacier to the north, Cadman Glacier to the east-northeast and Luke Glacier to the southwest.

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

The mountain is named after the settlement of Radotina in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Mount Radotina is located at 65°39′52″S 63°55′37″W, which is 12 km southeast of Eijkman Point, 11.9 km southwest of Mount Rouge and 7.55 km north of Mount Chevreux. British mapping in 1976.

Maps
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.

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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