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Valchan Peak (Bulgarian: Вълчанов връх, romanized: Valchanov vrah, IPA: [vɐɫˈt͡ʃanov ˈvrɤx]) is the sharp rocky peak in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica rising to 2750 m[1] on the side ridge that trends 15 km from Mount Bentley on the main crest of north-central Sentinel Range west-northwest to Mount Hubley.

The peak is named after the Bulgarian rebel leader Valchan Voyvoda (Valchan Pandurski, 1775–1863).

Location

Valchan Peak is located at 78°08′33.3″S 86°25′14″W, which is 6.17 km east-southeast of Mount Hubley, 5.73 km south-southwest of Strahil Peak, 5.1 km southwest of Mount Hale and 5.6 km west by north of Mount Bentley. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

Maps

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes

References

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

External links

• Valchan Peak. Copernix satellite image

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

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