Reselets Peak
Reselets Peak (Bulgarian: връх Реселец, romanized: vrah Reselets, IPA: [ˈvrɤx rɛsɛˈlɛt͡s]) is the rocky, partly ice-free peak rising to 922 m[1] on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, and surmounting Brenitsa Glacier to the northwest. The feature is named after the settlement of Reselets in Northern Bulgaria.
Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
Location
Reselets Peak is located at 64°55′23″S 61°27′58″W, which is 4.3 km west-southwest of Kumanovo Peak in Ivanili Heights, 7.55 km north-northeast of Mural Nunatak, and 8.45 km southeast of Mount Quandary. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
- 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
- Reselets Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Reselets Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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