Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Blesna Peak (BGR) | 64° 10' 23.0" S | 62° 17' 25.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 137975
Place ID: 19600
The ice-covered peak of elevation 1300 m in the NE part of Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago. Situated 7.4 km E of Mount Rokitansky, 7.15 km S of Virchow Hill, 6.12 km SW of Mount Cabeza, 9.82 km W by N of Petroff Point and 6.95 km NW of Opizo Peak. Surmounts Paré Glacier to the W and N, and Laënnec Glacier to the SE. British mapping in 1980 and 2008. Named after the medieval fortress of Blesna in Southern Bulgaria. |
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