Mount Pontida Explained

Mount Pontida (Bulgarian: връх Понтида|vrah Pontida, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx ponˈtidɐ/) is the ice-covered mountain rising to 1965 m[1] in Havre Mountains, northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It surmounts Hadzhiev Glacier to the north, Foreman Glacier to the southeast and Wubbold Glacier to the southwest. British mapping in 1971. The feature is named after the hypothetical lost land of Pontida located in Black Sea.

Location

The mountain is located at -69.2383°N -71.5475°W, which is 14.65 km east of Simon Peak, 5.42 km southeast of Igralishte Peak, 8.26 km southwest of Mount Newman, 5.7 km west of Dimitrova Peak and 19.2 km north-northeast of Mount Holt.

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Notes and References

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