Strahil Peak

Strahil Peak (Bulgarian: връх Страхил, romanized: vrah Strahil, IPA: [ˈvrɤx strɐˈxiɫ]) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 2894 m[1] just west of the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Strahil Voyvoda (mid-17th century – c. 1711).

Location

Strahil Peak is located at 78°05′40″S 86°20′01.5″W, which is 2.8 km northwest of Mount Hale, 8.2 km east-northeast of Mount Hubley, 8.63 km southeast of Silyanov Peak and 7.7 km south of Brocks Peak. US mapping in 1961 and 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.

Notes
  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022

References

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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