Ahrida Peak
Ahrida Peak is located in Antarctica
Ahrida Peak
Ahrida Peak
Ellsworth Land, Antarctica
Highest point
Elevation3,100 m (10,200 ft)[1]
ListingMountains in Antarctica
Coordinates78°01′48″S 86°06′46.6″W / 78.03000°S 86.112944°W / -78.03000; -86.112944[1]
Geography
LocationEllsworth Land, Antarctica
Parent rangeSentinel Range

Ahrida Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ахрида, romanizedvrah Ahrida, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ɐˈxridɐ]) 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 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.

Maps

Map of northern Sentinel Range.

References

  1. ^ a b "Ahrida Peak". Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica. SCAR. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
Sources

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