Patmos Peak

Patmos Peak
Patmos Peak
	Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica.
Highest point
Elevation	6,706 ft (2,044 m)
Coordinates	78°49′14.3″S 85°55′11″W
Geography
Location	Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica

Patmos Peak (Bulgarian: връх Патмос, romanized: vrah Patmos, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈpatmos]) is the peak rising to 2044 m[1] in the southern portion of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free east and south slopes, and surmounts Nimitz Glacier and its tributary Karasura Glacier to the northeast, and upper Minnesota Glacier to the southwest.[2]

Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Patmos in Southern Bulgaria.[2]

Location

Patmos Peak is located at 78°49′14.3″S 85°55′11″W, which is 4.66 km northwest of Bergison Peak, 13.65 km southeast of Wild Knoll, 9.6 km south of Mount Fisek, and 22.54 km west of Mount Inderbitzen in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

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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