Mursalitsa Peak Explained

Mursalitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Мурсалица|vrah Mursalitsa, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx morˈsalit͡sɐ/) is the mostly ice-covered peak on the west side of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2334 m^[1] on the side ridge extending from Mount Sharp on the main crest of the range. It is named after Mursalitsa Ridge in the Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria.

Location

Mursalitsa Peak is located at -77.9211°N -86.3528°W, which is 5.8 km southwest of Mount Barden, 7.24 km west of Mount Sharp, 11.73 km north of Brocks Peak and 24.7 km east of Helfert Nunatak. US mapping in 1961.

See also

• Mountains in Antarctica

Maps

• Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

• Mursalitsa Peak SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
• Basic data (in English)

External links

• Mursalitsa Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

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