Zasele Peak

Zasele Peak (Bulgarian: връх Заселе, romanized: vrah Zasele, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ zɐˈsɛlɛ]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1250 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, situated between the upper courses of Polaris and Pyke Glaciers. It has precipitous and partly ice free west slopes.

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

Location[]

Zasele Peak is located at

64°11′23″S 59°37′22″W / 64.18972°S 59.62278°W / -64.18972; -59.62278Coordinates: 64°11′23″S 59°37′22″W / 64.18972°S 59.62278°W / -64.18972; -59.62278, which is 4.82 km west-northwest of Laki Peak, 6 km north of Weasel Hill, 4.1 km northeast of Bolgar Buttress and 27.3 km south-southeast of Volov Peak on Davis Coast.

Map[]

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References[]

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

External links[]

• Zasele Peak. Copernix satellite image

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