Valchan Peak

{{Short description|Sharp rocky peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica}}

Valchan Peak ({{langx|bg|Вълчанов връх|Valchanov vrah}}, {{IPA|bg|vɐɫˈt͡ʃanov ˈvrɤx|IPA}}) is the sharp rocky peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2750 m[https://livingatlas2.arcgis.com/antarcticdemexplorer/ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica.] Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 on the side ridge that trends 15 km from Mount Bentley on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range west-northwest to Mount Hubley.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Valchan Voyvoda (Valchan Pandurski, 1775–1863).

Location

Valchan Peak is located at {{coord|78|08|33.3|S|86|25|14|W|display=inline,title}}, which is 6.17 km east-southeast of Mount Hubley, 5.73 km south-southwest of Strahil Peak, 5.1 km southwest of Mount Hale and 5.6 km west by north of Mount Bentley. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

Maps

[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.

Notes

References

[http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/display_name.cfm?gaz_id=137830 Valchan Peak.] SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
[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)

External links

[https://copernix.io/#?where=-86.42295925927739,-78.14279463281089,15&?query=&?map_type=hybrid Valchan Peak.] Copernix satellite image

Category:Ellsworth Mountains

Category:Bulgaria and the Antarctic

Category:Mountains of Ellsworth Land