Bagra Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Bagra Peak (Bulgarian: връх Багра, ‘Vrah Bagra’ \'vr&h 'ba-gra\) is the peak rising to 2100 m in the north part of Petvar Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and overlooking Kornicker Glacier to the northwest, Razboyna Glacier to the northeast, and Drama Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the settlement of Bagra in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Bagra Peak is located at 78°43′49″S 84°27′08″W / 78.73028°S 84.45222°W / -78.73028; -84.45222Coordinates: 78°43′49″S 84°27′08″W / 78.73028°S 84.45222°W / -78.73028; -84.45222, which is 3.52 km northeast of Mount Landolt, 14.35 km south of Mount Benson, 8.41 km west of Long Peak and 7.12 km north of Miller Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

Bagra Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
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.

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