Zalmoxis Peak (Bulgarian: връх Залмоксис, romanized: vrah Zalmoksis, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ zɐɫˈmɔksis]) is the rocky peak rising to 2625 m[1] in Bearskin Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patton Glacier to the northwest and Crosswell Glacier to the southeast.
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The feature is named after the mythical Thracian king and deity Zalmoxis.
Location
editZalmoxis Peak is located at 78°20′18″S 85°31′00″W / 78.33833°S 85.51667°W, which is 2.4 km northeast of Mount Bearskin, 7.9 km south of Mount Jumper, and 8.8 km west-southwest of Mamarchev Peak. US mapping in 1988.
Maps
edit- 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
edit- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
edit- Zalmoxis Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
edit- Zalmoxis Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.