Mediolana Peak
Mediolana Peak (Bulgarian: връх Медиолана, romanized: vrah Mediolana, IPA: [ˈvrɤx mɛdioˈɫanɐ]) is the ice-covered peak of elevation 1300 m in the northwest part of Basarbovo Ridge in Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free south slopes, and surmounts Malpighi Glacier to the southwest and Svetovrachene Glacier to the northeast.
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The peak is named after the ancient Roman fortress of Mediolana in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location
Mediolana Peak is located at 64°15′44″S 62°15′49″W, which is 6.8 km east of Mount Parry, 6.2 km southwest of Opizo Peak, 6.22 km west-southwest of Einthoven Hill and 3.23 km northwest of Podem Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Mediolana Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Mediolana Peak. Copernix satellite image
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.