Krusha Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Krusha Peak (Bulgarian: връх Круша, romanized: vrah Krusha, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈkruʃɐ]) is the peak rising to 2800 m in Owen Ridge, southern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, surmounting Bolgrad Glacier to the southeast and Brook Glacier to the northwest.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian educator (1808-1881).

Location[]

Krusha Peak is located at 78°42′23″S 85°08′33″W / 78.70639°S 85.14250°W / -78.70639; -85.14250Coordinates: 78°42′23″S 85°08′33″W / 78.70639°S 85.14250°W / -78.70639; -85.14250, which is 6.94 km east of Chaplin Peak (1978 m), 3.87 km south of Mount Strybing (3200 m), 2.88 km west-southwest of Mount Allen (3430 m) and 4.83 km northwest of Mount Liptak (3100 m). US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also[]

• Mountains in Antarctica

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.

External links[]

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

External links[]

• Krusha Peak. Copernix satellite image

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

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