Ahrida Peak

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Ahrida Peak
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation3,100 m (10,200 ft)
Coordinates78°01′48″S 86°06′46.6″W / 78.03000°S 86.112944°W / -78.03000; -86.112944Coordinates: 78°01′48″S 86°06′46.6″W / 78.03000°S 86.112944°W / -78.03000; -86.112944
Geography
LocationEllsworth Land , Antarctica
Parent rangeSentinel Range

Ahrida Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ахрида, romanizedvrah Ahrida, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ɐˈxridɐ]) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 3100 m on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Embree Glacier to the southeast. Ahrida is the medieval name of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria.

Location[]

Ahrida Peak is located at 78°01′48″S 86°06′46.6″W / 78.03000°S 86.112944°W / -78.03000; -86.112944, which is 9.8 km north-northeast of Mount Hale, 6.5 km east of Silyanov Peak, 3.57 km southwest of Mount Goldthwait, and 9.13 km northwest of Mount Todd in Probuda Ridge. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also[]

  • Mountains in Antarctica

Maps[]

Map of northern Sentinel Range.
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • 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.

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


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