Enitsa Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Map of Sentinel Range.

Enitsa Peak (Bulgarian: връх Еница, romanized: vrah Enitsa, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ɛˈnit͡sɐ]) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 2816 m[1] on the side ridge that trends 9.15 km northeastwards from Mount Giovinetto on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Rumyana Glacier to the southeast and Delyo Glacier to the northwest.

The peak is named after the settlement of Enitsa in Northern Bulgaria.

Location

Enitsa Peak is located at 78°15′47″S 85°54′41″W, which is 5 km northeast of Mount Giovinetto, 5.6 km east of Mount Viets, 7.9 km west of Mount Jumper, 4.23 km northwest of Versinikia Peak and 4.85 km north of Evans Peak. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

• Mountains in Antarctica

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

• Enitsa Peak. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Enitsa Peak. Copernix satellite image

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