Paramun Buttress

Paramun Buttress (Bulgarian: Парамунски рид, ‘Paramunski Rid’ \pa-ra-'mun-ski 'rid\) is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1638 m[1] on the southeast side of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, and situated between tributaries to Edgeworth Glacier. It has steep and partly ice-free west, south and east slopes.

Location of Nordenskjöld Coast.

The peak is named after the settlement of Paramun in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Paramun Buttress is located at 64°13′39″S 59°52′44″W, which is 5.74 west-northwest of Kopriva Peak, 6.92 km north-northeast of Trave Peak and 27.1 km south of Volov Peak on Davis Coast.

Maps
  • 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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