Kozhuh Peak

Kozhuh Peak (Bulgarian: връх Кожух, romanized: vrah Kozhuh, IPA: [ˈvrɤx koˈʒux]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1250 m on the west side of Elgar Uplands,[1] northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It surmounts Delius Glacier to the north and Bartók Glacier to the south-southwest.

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

The feature is named after the extinct volcano of Mount Kozhuh,[2] Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Kozhuh Peak is located at 69°40′42″S 70°55′17″W, 9.26 km north-northwest of Mount Pinafore, 8.92 km northeast of Appalachia Nunataks[3] and 19.1 km southeast of Shaw Nunatak. [4]

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

References
  1. "Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  2. "Kozhuh Heights/ Kozhuch Mountain". BG Guide. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  3. "Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC". services.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  4. "Antarctic Names - Gazetteer - AADC". data.aad.gov.au. Retrieved 2018-11-20.


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


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