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Armula Peak

Armula Peak (Bulgarian: връх Армула, ‘Vrah Armula’ \'vr&h ar-'mu-la) is the ice-covered peak rising to 900 m in the west foothills of Hemimont Plateau, Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free south slopes, and surmounts Klebelsberg Glacier to the south, and Finsterwalder Glacier to the north and northwest.

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The peak is named after the ancient Thracian settlement of Armula in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Armula Peak is located at 67°21′21″S 66°19′30″W, which is 8.75 km south-southeast of Erovete Peak, 11 km north of Smilyan Bastion and 14.8 km east-northeast of Quervain Peak. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 67 66. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.

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    Armula Peak Wikipedia
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