Rasnik Peak Explained

Rasnik Peak (Bulgarian: връх Расник|vrah Rasnik, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤx rɐsˈnik/) is the sharp, partly ice-covered peak rising to 1066 m[1] at the southwest extremity of Chiren Heights on Velingrad Peninsula, Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free northwest and southeast slopes, and surmounts Hugi Glacier and its tributary Caulfield Glacier to the south, and Holtedahl Bay to the west.

The peak is named after the settlement of Rasnik in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Rasnik Peak is located at -66.1503°N -64.9894°W, which is 17 km east of Lens Peak, 6.75 km southeast of Coblentz Peak and 9.9 km north of Ezerets Knoll. British mapping in 1976.

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Notes and References

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