Fruzhin Peak
| Fruzhin Peak | ||
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| height | 1420 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 50 '27 " S , 84 ° 16' 40" W | |
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The Fruzhin Peak (English; Bulgarian връх Фружин wrach Fruschin ) is a 1420 m high mountain in the West Antarctic Ellsworthland . In the southeastern section of the Sentinel Range in the Ellsworth Mountains, it rises as an elevation of Petvar Heights 8.02 km east to south of Marze Peak , 6.04 km south-southeast of Miller Peak , 5.83 km west-southwest of Malkoch Peak and 9.5 km northwest of Mountainview Ridge . The Carey Glacier lies to the east and the Hudman Glacier west of it.
American scientists mapped it in 1988. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2011 Fruschin († ≈1460) a Bulgarian prince and military leader.
Web links
- Fruzhin Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)