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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Skafida Peak (BGR) | 77° 42' 29.8" S | 86° 32' 23.0" W | Peak |
Name ID: 137840
Place ID: 19489
The peak rising to 2100 m on the main crest of northern Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains. Situated 2.43 km SE of MacDonald Peak, 11.8 km WSW of Mount Cornwell in Gromshin Heights, 6.2 km NW of Mount Crawford, 12.1 km NNE of Arzos Peak and 12.3 km ENE of Fisher Nunatak. Steep and partly ice-free E and S slopes. Surmounting Newcomer Glacier to the E. US mapping in 1961. Named after the medieval fortress of Skafida in Southeastern Bulgaria. |
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