Oreshak Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Oreshak Peak (Bulgarian: връх Орешак, romanized: vrah Oreshak, IPA: [ˈvrɤx orɛˈʃak]) is the peak rising to 2829 m^[1] in the Bangey Heights of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patleyna Glacier to the south-southwest, Embree Glacier to the west and north, and Marsa Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the settlements of Oreshak in Northern and Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Oreshak Peak is located at 78°02′24″S 85°44′06″W / 78.04000°S 85.73500°W / -78.04000; -85.73500Coordinates: 78°02′24″S 85°44′06″W / 78.04000°S 85.73500°W / -78.04000; -85.73500, which is 1.75 km north-northwest of Golemani Peak, 6.86 km north-northeast of Mount Todd, 6.36 km east-southeast of Mount Goldthwait, 4.43 km southwest of Mount Schmid and 2.66 km west of Fucha Peak. 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.

Notes[]

References[]

• Oreshak Peak SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
• Basic data (in English)

External links[]

• Oreshak 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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