Valchan Peak
| Valchan Peak | ||
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| height | 2700 m | |
| location | Ellsworthland , West Antarctica | |
| Mountains | Sentinel Range , Ellsworth Mountains | |
| Coordinates | 78 ° 8 ′ 33 " S , 86 ° 25 ′ 14" W | |
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The Valchan Peak (English; Bulgarian Вълчанов връх Waltschanow wrach ) is a 2700 m high, rocky and pointed mountain peak in the main ridge of the north-central Sentinel Range of the Ellsworth Mountains in the west Antarctic Ellsworthland . It rises 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 to north of Mount Bentley from a mountain ridge that extends from Mount Bentley extends 15 km west-northwest to Mount Hubley.
American scientists mapped it in 1961 and 1988. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2014 after the Bulgarian rebel leader Waltschan Wojwoda (actually Waltschan Pandurski, 1775–1863).
Web links
- Valchan Peak in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)