Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of Sentinel Range.

Modren Peak (Bulgarian: връх Модрен, romanizedvrah Modren, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈmɔdrɛn]) is the peak rising to 1748 m[1] in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and southwest slopes, and surmounts lower Nimitz Glacier to the west.

The peak is named after the historical settlement of Modren in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Modren Peak is located at 78°48′55.8″S 85°03′40″W / 78.815500°S 85.06111°W / -78.815500; -85.06111, which is 4.3 km southwest of Mount Inderbitzen, 5.35 km west-northwest of Peristera Peak, and 16.34 km east-northeast of Bergison Peak in Bastien Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

Maps

Notes

  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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