Malkoch Peak

Malkoch Peak (Bulgarian: връх Малкоч, romanized: vrah Malkoch, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈmaɫkot͡ʃ]) is the peak rising to 1300 m in the southeast part of Petvar Heights, southeast Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and overlooking Carey Glacier to the west and Rutford Ice Stream to the east.

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.

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

Location

Malkoch Peak is located at 78°49′17″S 84°01′39″W, which is 5.83 km east-northeast of Fruzhin Peak, 8.94 km southeast of Miller Peak, 2.52 km south of Ruset Peak and 8.57 km north of Mountainview Ridge. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also
  • Mountains in Antarctica

Maps
  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

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


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