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Mediolana Bluff (Bulgarian: рид Медиолана, romanized: rid Mediolana, IPA: [ˈrid mɛdioˈɫanɐ]) is the ice-covered bluff of elevation 1300 m[1] 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 west and south slopes, and surmounts Malpighi Glacier to the southwest and Svetovrachene Glacier to the northeast.

The peak is named after the ancient Roman fortress of Mediolana in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Mediolana Bluff 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.

Notes

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Mediolana Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer

External links

• Mediolana Bluff. Copernix satellite image

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

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Der Mediolana Peak (englisch; bulgarisch връх Медиолана .mw-parser-output .Latn{font-family:"Akzidenz Grotesk","Arial","Avant Garde Gothic","Calibri","Futura","Geneva","Gill Sans","Helvetica","Lucida Grande","Lucida Sans Unicode","Lucida Grande","Stone Sans","Tahoma","Trebuchet","Univers","Verdana"}wrach Mediolana) ist ein 1300 m hoher und vereister Berg auf der Brabant-Insel im Palmer-Archipel westlich der Antarktischen Halbinsel. Im nordwestlichen Teil des Basarbovo Ridge in den Stribog Mountains ragt er 6,8 km östlich des Mount Parry, 6,2 km südwestlich des Opizo Peak, 6,22 km westsüdwestlich des Einthoven Hill und 3,23 km nordwestlich des Podem Peak auf. Seine steilen Südhänge sind teilweise unvereist. Der Malpighi-Gletscher liegt südwestlich und der Swetowratschene-Gletscher nordöstlich von ihm.

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