Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR)
Collated by Programma Nazionale di Ricerche in Antartide (Italy)
in the framework of the SCAR Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information (SCAGI)
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| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Feature Type |
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| Peristera Peak (BGR) | 78° 49' 39.5" S | 84° 49' 20.0" W | Peak |
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Name ID: 137787
Place ID: 19436
The rocky peak rising to 2250 m in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 3.67 km SSE of Mount Inderbitzen, 3.9 km W by N of Marze Peak in Petvar Heights, 3.1 km N of Lishness Peak, and 21.1 km ENE of Bergison Peak in Bastien Range. Overlooking lower Nimitz Glacier to the SW and upper Wessbecher Glacier to the NE. US mapping in 1961 and 1988. Named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Peristera in Southern Bulgaria. |
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