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Ereta Peak

Ereta Peak (Bulgarian: връх Ерета, ‘Vrah Ereta’ \'vr&h e-'re-ta) is the peak rising to 2300 m at the north extremity of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and southwest slopes, and surmounts upper Nimitz Glacier to the southeast.

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Map of Ereta Peak, Antarctica

The peak is named after the Thracian town of Ereta in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Ereta Peak is located at 78°31′14.2″S 86°37′43.6″W, which is 12.88 km northwest of Ichev Nunatak, and 19.63 km southwest of Mount Gardner and 22.5 km west of Mount Vinson in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
  • References

    Ereta Peak Wikipedia