Opalchenie Peak
The peak is named after the Bulgarian Volunteer Force in the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War and the Macedonian-Adrianople Volunteer Force in the 1912-1913 Balkan Wars, ‘opalchenie’ being the Bulgarian for ‘volunteer force’.
Location
Opalchenie Peak is located at 78°34′02″S 85°34′53″W / 78.56722°S 85.58139°W, which is 4.73 kilometres (2.94 mi) south by east of Mount Vinson, 990 metres (1,080 yd) south of Fukushima Peak, 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) southwest of Schoening Peak, 7.49 kilometres (4.65 mi) northwest of Mount Rutford, 4.09 kilometres (2.54 mi) north by east of Mount Slaughter, 7.41 kilometres (4.60 mi) east of Brichebor Peak and 2.66 kilometres (1.65 mi) southeast of Silverstein Peak. USGS 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
See also
Gallery
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Location of Sentinel Range in West Antarctica
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USGS map of central and southern Sentinel Range
Notes
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
- ^ Opalchenie Peak SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- ^ R. Anderson. The Rolex Ridge solo, Mt. Vinson, Antarctica. Explore 7 Summits website, 27 February 2019
- ^ R. Anderson. Mt. Vinson, southwest face, first ascent to Double003. American Alpine Journal, 2003. pp. 332-333
References
- Opalchenie Peak SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer Antarctic Place-names Commission (in Bulgarian)
- Basic data (in English)
External links
- Opalchenie Peak. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
- Opalchenie Peak on AADC website
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.