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Mount Hleven

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Mount Hleven

Mount Hleven (Bulgarian: връх Хлевен, ‘Vrah Hleven’ \'vr&h 'hle-ven) is the ice-covered peak rising to 1700 m in Bangey Heights on the east side of the main ridge of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Padala Glacier to the west, lower Embree Glacier to the north and lower Kopsis Glacier to the southeast.

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Map of Mount Hleven, Antarctica

The peak is named after Hleven Peak in Pirin Mountain, Bulgaria

Location

Mount Hleven is located at 78°01′53.3″S 85°21′58″W, which is 9.63 km northeast of Bezden Peak, 5.66 km east-southeast of Mount Schmid, 6.37 km southwest of Mount Tegge, and 7.83 km northwest of Zimornitsa Peak in Maglenik Heights. 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

    Mount Hleven Wikipedia
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