Eyer Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in Antarctica}}
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Eyer Peak ({{langx|bg|връх Айер|vrah Ayer}}, {{IPA|bg|ˈvrɤx ɐˈjɛr|IPA}}) is the peak rising to {{convert|3358|m}} in Probuda Ridge, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is separated from the north-northeastern part of Probuda Ridge by the {{convert|2500|m}} high Zvegor Saddle, and surmounts Embree Glacier to the northwest and north, and Ellen Glacier to the southeast. First ascent by the Australian-Chilean team of Damien Gildea on 31 December 2006.
The peak is named after the Swiss Bulgarian pedagogue Louis-Emil Eyer (1865-1916), founder of the sports movement in Bulgaria.
Location
Eyer Peak is located at {{coord|78|09|18|S|85|59|45|W|display=inline,title}}, which is {{convert|4.48|km}} northeast of Mount Anderson, {{convert|4.25|km}} east by south of Mount Bentley and {{convert|4.42|km}} km south-southwest of Mount Press. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
See also
Maps
- [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vinson-Map.jpg Vinson Massif.] Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- [http://www.add.scar.org Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).] Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
References
- [http://apcbg.org/gazet-bg.pdf Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer.] Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, [http://apcbg.org/gazet.pdf basic data] in English)
- [https://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137104 Eyer Peak.] SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
External links
- [https://copernix.io/#?where=-86.00192697888183,-78.15514094331894,14&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Eyer Peak.] Adjusted Copernix satellite image
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Category:Mountains of Ellsworth Land
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