Mount Fisek

Mount Fisek (Bulgarian: връх Фисек, romanized: vrah Fisek, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈfisɛk]) is the peak rising to 1623 m^[1] in the central portion of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free north, east and southwest slopes, and surmounts Nimitz Glacier to the northeast.

The peak is named after Fisek Hill in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Mount Fisek is located at

78°44′06″S 85°57′43″W / 78.73500°S 85.96194°W / -78.73500; -85.96194Coordinates: 78°44′06″S 85°57′43″W / 78.73500°S 85.96194°W / -78.73500; -85.96194, which is 9.6 km north of Patmos Peak, 12 km east-northeast of Wild Knoll, 10.84 km southeast of Mount Klayn, and 22 km west of Mount Liptak in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 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.

Notes[]

External links[]

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

• Mount Fisek. Copernix satellite image

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