Ustra Peak

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Ustra Peak (Vrah Ustra \'vr&h 'us-tra\) is a rocky peak of 195m on the coast of Walker Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak was named after the medieval Bulgarian fortress of Ustra in the Eastern Rhodope Mountains.

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The peak is located at 62°38′26″S, 60°35′55″W which is southeast of Verila Glacier, 2km west of Krakra Bluff and 1.8km north by northeast of Hannah Point. It was mapped by the British in 1968.

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