Galicia Peak Explained

Galicia Point
Elevation M:4480
Range:Sentinel Range
Location:Antarctica
Map:Antarctica
Coordinates:-78.5083°N -85.7°W

Galicia Point[1] (Bulgarian: връх Галисия|vrah Galisiya, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤɣ ɡɐˈlisijɐ/; Spanish; Castilian: Punta Galicia; Galician: Punta Galicia or Galician: Punta Galiza) is the peak rising to 4480 m[2] in Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Jacobsen Valley to the east and Branscomb Glacier to the north and west.

The peak is named after the Spanish region of Galicia in connection with the peak's ascent by the Spaniard Miguel Ángel Vidal on 28 December 2004.

Location

Galicia Peak is located at -78.5083°N -85.7°W, which is 5.02 km south of Mount Shinn (4661 m), 2.62 km north-northwest of the summit Mount Vinson (4892 m), 840 m north of Branscomb Peak (4520 m) and 5.5 km east-southeast of Knutzen Peak (3373 m). US mapping in 1961, 1988 and 2007.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Spaniards on Vinson debrief: New routes and names . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516005535/http://www.thepoles.com/story/stories/SpaniardsonVinsondebriefNewroutesandnamesJan262005.shtml . 2008-05-16 . Explorersweb, 26 January 2005.
  2. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.