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Versinikia Peak (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Versinikia Peak (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Peak (2d)
This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
The sharp peak in Ellsworth Mountains rising to 2900 m on the side ridge that trends 8.8 km from the south rib of Mount Giovinetto on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range northeastwards via Evans Peak to Debren Pass. Situated 3.1 km NE of Evans Peak, 6.5 km E of Mount Giovinetto, 6.6 km SW of Mount Jumper and 8.53 km NW of Mount Bearskin. Partly ice-free W and SE slopes. Surmounting Patton Glacier to the SE and the head of Rumyana Glacier to the NW. US mapping in 1961 and 1988. Named after the medieval fortress of Versinikia in Southeastern Bulgaria.
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