Silyanov Peak ( bg, Силянов връх, Silyanov vrah, ) is the sharp peak in
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 ...
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Antarctica
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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
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. M ...
Memolli Nunatak
Memolli Nunatak ( bg, нунатак Мемоли, ‘Nunatak Memolli’ \'nu-na-tak 'me-mo-li\) is the peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2136 m
. It has steep and mostly ice-free east and southwest slopes.
The peak is named after the Bulgarian revolutionary, historian and journalist
Hristo Silyanov
Hristo Silyanov (1880 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 1939 in Sofia, Bulgaria) ( bg, Христо Силянов) was a Bulgarian revolutionary,Mount Dalrymple, 10.07 km west of Ahrida Peak, 11.43 km northwest of Mount Hale, 10.36 km north of Mount Hubley, 11.65 km east of
Kovil Nunatak
Kovil Nunatak ( bg, Ковилски нунатак, ‘Kovilski Nunatak’ \'ko-vil-ski 'nu-na-tak\) is the rock-tipped hill of elevation 2041 m
and 1.74 km south-southeast of
Memolli Nunatak
Memolli Nunatak ( bg, нунатак Мемоли, ‘Nunatak Memolli’ \'nu-na-tak 'me-mo-li\) is the peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2136 m
. US mapping in 1961.
Maps
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.
SCAR
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Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica
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