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Brocks Peak
Brocks Peak ( bg, връх Брокс, vrah Broks, ) is the sharp rocky peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2445 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 near the end of the side ridge that trends 6.5 km westwards from on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range. It is named after the mountaineer Helmut Brocks (1895–1969), a pioneer of the organized tourist move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf in Marie Byrd Land. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the Sentinel Range to the north and the Heritage Range to the south. The former is by far the higher and more spectacular with Mount Vinson () constituting the highest point on the continent.Bockheim, J.G., Schaefer, C.E., 2015. ''Soils of Ellsworth Land, the Ellsworth Mountains''. In: Bockheim, J.G. (Ed.), ''The Soils of Antarctica. World Soils Book Series'', Springer, Switzerland, pp. 169–181. The mountains are located within the Chilean Antarctic territorial claim but outside of the Argentinian and British ones. Discovery The mountains were discovered on November 23, 1935, by Lincoln Ellsworth in the course of a trans-Antarctic flight from Dundee Island to the Ross Ice Shelf. He gave them the descriptive name Sentinel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest continent, being about 40% larger than Europe, and has an area of . Most of Antarctica is covered by the Antarctic ice sheet, with an average thickness of . Antarctica is, on average, the coldest, driest, and windiest of the continents, and it has the highest average elevation. It is mainly a polar desert, with annual precipitation of over along the coast and far less inland. About 70% of the world's freshwater reserves are frozen in Antarctica, which, if melted, would raise global sea levels by almost . Antarctica holds the record for the lowest measured temperature on Earth, . The coastal regions can reach temperatures over in summer. Native species of animals include mites, nematodes, penguins, seals and tardigrades. Where vegetation o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahrida Peak
Ahrida Peak ( bg, връх Ахрида, vrah Ahrida, ) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 3100 m on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Embree Glacier to the southeast. Ahrida is the medieval name of the Eastern Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria. Location Ahrida Peak is located at , which is 9.8 km north-northeast of Mount Hale, 6.5 km east of Silyanov Peak, 3.57 km southwest of Mount Goldthwait, and 9.13 km northwest of Mount Todd in Probuda Ridge. US mapping in 1961 and 1988. See also * Mountains in Antarctica Maps Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988. Newcomer Glacier. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1961. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated. References Ahrida Peak.SCAR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km (15 to 30 mi) wide. Many peaks rise over and Vinson Massif (4892 m) in the southern part of the range is the highest elevation on the continent.Sentinel Range. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Sentinel Range comprises a main ridge (featuring Vinson Massif in its southern portion) and a number of distinct heights, ridges and mountains on its east side, including (south to north) , [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulgarian People
Bulgarians ( bg, българи, Bǎlgari, ) are a nation and South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Bulgaria and the rest of Southeast Europe. Etymology Bulgarians derive their ethnonym from the Bulgars. Their name is not completely understood and difficult to trace back earlier than the 4th century AD, but it is possibly derived from the Proto-Turkic word ''*bulģha'' ("to mix", "shake", "stir") and its derivative ''*bulgak'' ("revolt", "disorder"). Alternative etymologies include derivation from a compound of Proto-Turkic (Oghuric languages, Oghuric) ''*bel'' ("five") and ''*gur'' ("arrow" in the sense of "Turkic tribal confederations, tribe"), a proposed division within the Utigurs or Onogurs ("ten tribes"). Citizenship According to the Art.25 (1) of Constitution of Bulgaria, a Bulgarian citizen shall be anyone born to at least one parent holding a Bulgarian citizenship, or born on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, should they not be entitled to any oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strahil Peak
Strahil Peak ( bg, връх Страхил, vrah Strahil, ) is the sharp rocky peak rising to 2700 m just west of the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Strahil Voyvoda (mid-17th century – c. 1711). Location Strahil Peak is located at , which is 2.8 km northwest of Mount Hale, 8.2 km east-northeast of Mount Hubley, 8.63 km southeast of Silyanov Peak and 7.7 km south of Brocks Peak. US mapping in 1961 and 1988. Maps Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated. References Strahil Peak.SCAR A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silyanov Peak
Silyanov Peak ( bg, Силянов връх, Silyanov vrah, ) is the sharp peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2235 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 near the end of the side ridge that trends 14.3 km from the peak standing on the main crest of north-central just north of Mount Hale northwestwards to Memolli Nunatak. It has steep and mostly ice-free east and southwest slopes. The peak i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
