Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Humar Peak (Bulgarian: връх Хумар, romanizedvrah Humar, IPA: [ˈvrɤx xoˈmar]) is the rocky peak rising to 1321 m[1] in Austa Ridge on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land, and surmounting Jorum Glacier to the north, and Veselie Glacier to the south. The feature is named after the Bulgar town of Humar in Northern Caucasus in 2nd-7th century.

Location

Humar Peak is located at 65°14′36″S 62°12′03″W / 65.24333°S 62.20083°W / -65.24333; -62.20083, which is 5.9 km south-southwest of Yordanov Nunatak, 9.14 km west of Caution Point, and 5.5 km north-northwest of Mount Birks. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

Notes

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

References


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