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Modren Peak

Coordinates: 78°48′55.8″S 85°03′40″W / 78.815500°S 85.06111°W / -78.815500; -85.06111
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of Sentinel Range.

Modren Peak (Bulgarian: връх Модрен, romanizedvrah Modren, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈmɔdrɛn]) is the peak rising to 1748 m[1] in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and southwest slopes, and surmounts lower Nimitz Glacier to the west.

The peak is named after the historical settlement of Modren in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Modren Peak is located at 78°48′55.8″S 85°03′40″W / 78.815500°S 85.06111°W / -78.815500; -85.06111, which is 4.3 km southwest of Mount Inderbitzen, 5.35 km west-northwest of Peristera Peak, and 16.34 km east-northeast of Bergison Peak in Bastien Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

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Maps

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.