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Vanand Peak (Bulgarian: връх Вананд, romanized: vrah Vanand, IPA: [ˈvrɤɣ vɐˈnant]) is the sharp peak rising to 3045 m[1] in Zinsmeister Ridge on the northeast side of Vinson Massif in Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica, and surmounting Dater Glacier to the east and its tributary Hinkley Glacier to the northwest.

The peak is named after the Bulgar principality of Vanand in Old Armenia.[2]

Location

Vanand Peak is located at 78°28′42″S 85°18′00″W, which is 8.8 km northeast of Mount Vinson, 9.61 km east by south of Mount Shinn, 5.89 km south by east of Mount Segers, 1.66 km southwest of Toros Peak and 8.73 km west-southwest of Mount Waldron. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

Notes

References

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

External links

• Vanand 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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Der Vanand Peak (englisch; bulgarisch връх Вананд .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 Wanand) ist ein 3100 m hoher Berg im westantarktischen Ellsworthland. In der Sentinel Range des Ellsworthgebirges ragt er 8,8 km nordöstlich des Mount Vinson, 9,61 km östlich bis südlich des Mount Shinn, 5,89 km südlich bis östlich des Mount Segers und 8,73 km westsüdwestlich des Mount Waldron im Zinsmeister Ridge auf der Nordostseite des Vinson-Massivs auf. Der Dater-Gletscher liegt östlich, der Hinkley-Gletscher nordwestlich von ihm.

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