Name details

Brocks Peak

Brocks Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Brocks Peak  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137833

Feature type: Peak (2d)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The sharp rocky peak in Ellsworth Mountains rising to 2300 m near the end of the side ridge that trends 6.5 km westwards from Ahrida Peak on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range. Situated 4.58 km W of Ahrida Peak, 7.7 km N of Strahil Peak, 5.55 km E of Silyanov Peak, 11.73 km S of Mursalitsa Peak and 10 km SW of Mount Dalrymple. US mapping in 1961. Named after the Bulgarian mountaineer Helmut Brocks (1895-1969), a pioneer of the organized tourist movement in Bulgaria.

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Location

Latitude:
78° 01' 32.7" S
-78.02575°
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Longitude:
86° 18' 34.0" W
-86.30944°
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Altitude:
2300 m
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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
3-Jan-2014

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