Veles Bastion

Veles Bastion (Bulgarian: рид Велес, romanized: rid Veles, IPA: [ˈrid ˈvɛlɛs]) is the ice-covered buttress of elevation 1223 m[1] forming the southwest extremity of Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north, west and southwest slopes, and surmounts Zlatiya Glacier to the east and south.

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

The peak is named after the Slavic god of wisdom and knowledge Veles.

Location

Veles Bastion is located at 64°20′05″S 62°31′30″W, which is 3.13 km east of Fleming Point, 10.15 km southwest of Mount Parry, 7 km west-northwest of Mount Imhotep and 2.77 km north of Mount Sarnegor. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

Maps

Notes
  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References


Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Stribog Mountains occupy most of the central and the right, near part of the island.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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