Malkoch Peak Explained

Malkoch Peak (Bulgarian: връх Малкоч|vrah Malkoch, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx ˈmaɫkot͡ʃ/) is the peak rising to 1299 m^[1] in the southeast part of Petvar Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and overlooking Carey Glacier to the west and Rutford Ice Stream to the east.

The peak is named after the village of Malkoch in Bulgaria.

Location

Malkoch Peak is located at -78.8214°N -84.0275°W, which is 5.83 km east-northeast of Fruzhin Peak, 8.94 km southeast of Miller Peak, 2.52 km south of Ruset Peak and 8.57 km north of Mountainview Ridge. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also

• Mountains in Antarctica

External links

• Malkoch Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD) scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes and References

1. https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.