Krusha Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Krusha Peak (Bulgarian: връх Круша, ‘Vrah Krusha’ \'vr&h 'kru-sha\) is the peak rising to 2800 m in Owen Ridge, southern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, surmounting Bolgrad Glacier to the southeast and Brook Glacier to the northwest.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian educator Zahariy Krusha (1808-1881).

Location

Krusha Peak is located at 78°42′23″S 85°08′33″W / 78.70639°S 85.14250°W / -78.70639; -85.14250Coordinates: 78°42′23″S 85°08′33″W / 78.70639°S 85.14250°W / -78.70639; -85.14250, which is 6.94 km east of Chaplin Peak (1978 m), 3.87 km south of Mount Strybing (3200 m), 2.88 km west-southwest of Mount Allen (3430 m) and 4.83 km northwest of Mount Liptak (3100 m). US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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

References

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

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

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