Stolnik Peak

Stolnik Peak (Bulgarian: връх Столник, romanized: vrah Stolnik, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈstɔɫnik]) is the peak rising to 2624 m[1] in the east foothills of Craddock Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. Situated on the side ridge running eastwards from Mount Craddock. The peak is overlooking Sowers Glacier to the northwest and Saltzman Glacier to the south.

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

The peak is named after the settlement of Stolnik in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Stolnik Peak is located at 78°36′52″S 84°57′05″W, which is 1.86 km east of Sanchez Peak, 4.24 km south-southeast of Elfring Peak and 1.97 km west of Mount Osborne. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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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