Paramun Buttress

Paramun Buttress (Bulgarian: Парамунски рид, ‘Paramunski Rid’ \pa-ra-'mun-ski 'rid\) is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1638 m^[1] on the southeast side of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, and situated between tributaries to Edgeworth Glacier. It has steep and partly ice-free west, south and east slopes.

The peak is named after the settlement of Paramun in Western Bulgaria.

Location[]

Paramun Buttress is located at

64°13′39″S 59°52′44″W / 64.22750°S 59.87889°W / -64.22750; -59.87889Coordinates: 64°13′39″S 59°52′44″W / 64.22750°S 59.87889°W / -64.22750; -59.87889, which is 5.74 west-northwest of Kopriva Peak, 6.92 km north-northeast of Trave Peak and 27.1 km south of Volov Peak on Davis Coast.

Maps[]

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

Notes[]

References[]

• Paramun Buttress. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

• Paramun Buttress. Copernix satellite image

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