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Mount Ghiuselev

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Mount Ghiuselev

Mount Ghiuselev (Bulgarian: Гюзелев връх, ‘Ghiuselev Vrah’ gyu-'ze-lev 'vr&h) is the ice-covered mountain of elevation 1100 m in Avroleva Heights on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and northwest slopes, and surmounts Mitev Glacier to the northwest, Pampa Passage to the southeast and Svetovrachene Glacier to the southwest.

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The mountain is named after the Bulgarian opera singer Nicola Ghiuselev (1936-2014).

Location

Mount Ghiuselev is located at 64°13′17″S 62°07′25″W, which is 4.16 km south-southwest of Petroff Point, 3.8 km west-southwest of Mitchell Point, 3.1 km north by east of Einthoven Hill and 3.2 km east by south of Opizo Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
  • Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.

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    Mount Ghiuselev Wikipedia
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