Rogach Peak
Rogach Peak (Bulgarian: връх Рогач, romanized: vrah Rogach, IPA: [ˈvrɤx roˈɡat͡ʃ]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 562 m in the northeastern part of Astrolabe Island off Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica.
Location of Astrolabe Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Astrolabe Island from northwest, Rogach Peak is the right one of the two prominent mountains dominating the island.
The peak is named after the settlement of Rogach in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Rogach Peak is located at 63°19′19″S 58°39′45″W, which is 2.28 km northeast of Sherrell Point and 1.9 km south-southeast of Drumohar Peak. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
References
- Rogach Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Rogach Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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