Mount Fisek

Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

Mount Fisek (Bulgarian: връх Фисек, ‘Vrah Fisek’ \'vr&h 'fi-sek\) is the peak rising to 2000 m 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 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.

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), 1993-2012.

References

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

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