Voysil Peak
Voysil Peak (Bulgarian: връх Войсил, ‘Vrah Voysil’ \'vr&h voy-'sil\) is the peak rising to 2900 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Kopsis Glacier tributaries to the north and east, and upper Ellen Glacier to the southwest.
The peak is named after the settlement of Voysil in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Voysil Peak is located at 78°07′39″S 85°35′39″W / 78.12750°S 85.59417°WCoordinates: 78°07′39″S 85°35′39″W / 78.12750°S 85.59417°W, which is 7.1 km east of Mount Press, 5.6 km south-southeast of Bezden Peak, 9.76 km west-southwest of Zimornitsa Peak and 4.07 km northwest of Mount Gozur. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.
Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
References
- Voysil Peak. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.