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Skafida Peak

Coordinates: 77°42′29.8″S 86°32′23″W / 77.708278°S 86.53972°W / -77.708278; -86.53972
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of northern Sentinel Range.

Skafida Peak (Bulgarian: връх Скафида, romanizedvrah Skafida, IPA: [ˈvrɤx skɐˈfidɐ]) is the peak rising to 2071 m[1] near the north end of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free east and south slopes, and surmounts Newcomer Glacier to the east. The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Skafida in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

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Skafida Peak is located at 77°42′29.8″S 86°32′23″W / 77.708278°S 86.53972°W / -77.708278; -86.53972, which is 2.43 km southeast of MacDonald Peak, 11.8 km west-southwest of Mount Cornwell in Gromshin Heights, 6.2 km northwest of Mount Crawford, 12.1 km north-northeast of Arzos Peak and 12.3 km east-northeast of Fisher Nunatak. US mapping in 1961.

Maps

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  • Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961.
  • 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

References

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