Ichera Peak

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Ichera Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ичера, ‘Vrah Ichera’ \'vr&h i-che-'ral\) is the peak rising to 2600 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is overlooking Ellen Glacier to the southwest and Young Glacier to the northeast.

The peak is named after the settlement of Ichera in Eastern Bulgaria.

Location

Ichera Peak is located at 78°10′35″S 85°20′13″W / 78.17639°S 85.33694°W / -78.17639; -85.33694Coordinates: 78°10′35″S 85°20′13″W / 78.17639°S 85.33694°W / -78.17639; -85.33694, which is 18.88 km east of Mount Anderson, 4.21 km south-southeast of Mount Gozur, 9.78 km south-southwest of Zimornitsa Peak, 15.18 km west-northwest of Mount Besch and 5.93 km north-northwest of Chapman Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

• Ichera Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.