Mount Hleven

Mount Hleven (Bulgarian: връх Хлевен, romanized: vrah Hleven, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈxlɛvɛn]) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1574 m[1] in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Padala Glacier to the west, lower Embree Glacier to the north and lower Kopsis Glacier to the southeast.

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

The peak is named after Hleven Peak in Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria

Location

Mount Hleven is located at 78°01′53.3″S 85°21′58″W, which is 9.63 km northeast of Bezden Peak, 5.66 km east-southeast of Mount Schmid, 6.37 km southwest of Mount Tegge, and 7.83 km northwest of Zimornitsa Peak in Maglenik Heights. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

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.

Notes
  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

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


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