Pirgos Peak (Bulgarian: връх Пиргос, romanized: vrah Pirgos, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈpirɡos]) is the rocky peak rising to 1092 m[1] in Austa Ridge on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land surmounting Borima Bay to the north, and Veselie Glacier to the south. The feature is named after the ancient town of Pirgos in Southeastern Bulgaria.
Location
editPirgos Peak is located at 65°14′23″S 62°07′10″W / 65.23972°S 62.11944°W, which is 3.83 km east of Humar Peak, 4.82 km south of Furen Point, 5.63 km northwest of Caution Point, and 6.08 km north-northeast of Mount Birks. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
edit- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
edit- Pirgos Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Pirgos Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.