Gusla Peak
Gusla Peak (Bulgarian: връх Гусла, romanized: vrah Gusla, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ ˈɡusɫɐ]) is the peak rising to 1200 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica, at the NNW extremity of a narrow 3.9 km long rocky ridge surmounting Desudava Glacier to the north and east, Mundraga Bay to the southeast, and Boryana Glacier to the south.
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The peak is named after the settlement of Gusla in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Gusla Peak is located at 64°25′56″S 60°14′25″W, which 4.88 km south-southwest of Kavlak Peak, 8.02 km west-southwest of Mount Elliott, 9.77 km northeast of Batkun Peak, and 24.63 km east-southeast of Baldwin Peak on Danco Coast. British mapping in 1978.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
References
- Gusla Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Gusla Peak. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.