Zimornitsa Peak Explained

Zimornitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Зиморница|vrah Zimornitsa, in Bulgarian pronounced as /ˈvrɤɣ ziˈmɔrnit͡sɐ/) is the peak rising to 1600 m^[1] in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is overlooking Kopsis Glacier to the northwest and Young Glacier to the southeast.

The peak is named after the settlement of Zimornitsa in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Zimornitsa Peak is located at -78.0931°N -85.2036°W, which is 7.9 km northeast of Mount Gozur, 11.43 km southeast of Fucha Peak, 3.46 km southwest of Mirovyane Peak and 17.87 km northwest of Mount Besch. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

• Zimornitsa Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Zimornitsa Peak. Copernix satellite image

Notes and References

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