Utus Peak
Utus Peak (Bulgarian: връх Утус, romanized: vrah Utus, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈutos]) is the rocky peak rising to 1206 m[1] in Trakiya Heights on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.
| Utus Peak | |
|---|---|
 Location of Trinity Peninsula. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,206 m (3,957 ft) |
| Coordinates | 63°45′23″S 58°29′10″W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Trinity Peninsula, Graham Land, Antarctica |
| Parent range | Trakiya Heights |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Rocky peak |
The peak is named after the ancient Roman town of Utus in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Utus Peak is located at 63°45′23″S 58°29′10″W, which is 980 m south-southeast of Mount Daimler, 10.97 km southwest of Panhard Nunatak, 8.45 km north of Negovan Crag and 2.58 km east-northeast of Bozveli Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Utus Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Utus 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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