Toros Peak
Toros Peak (Bulgarian: връх Торос, romanized: vrah Toros, IPA: [ˈvrɤx toˈrɔs]) is the rocky twin summit peak rising to 2961 m[1] in Zinsmeister Ridge on the northeast side of Vinson Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, and surmounting Dater Glacier to the east and its tributary Hinkley Glacier to the northwest.
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.
The peak is named after the settlement of Toros in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Toros Peak is located at 78°28′03″S 85°14′55″W, which is 1.66 km northeast of Vanand Peak, 5.16 km south-southeast of Mount Segers and 7.38 km west of Mount Waldron. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
- D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Toros Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Toros 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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