Mediolana Peak

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Mediolana Peak (Bulgarian: връх Медиолана, ‘Vrah Mediolana’ \'vr&h me-di-o-'la-na\) is the ice-covered peak of elevation 1300 m in the northwest part of Basarbovo Ridge in Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free south slopes, and surmounts Malpighi Glacier to the southwest and Svetovrachene Glacier to the northeast.

The peak is named after the ancient Roman fortress of Mediolana in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Mediolana Peak is located at 64°15′44″S 62°15′49″W / 64.26222°S 62.26361°W / -64.26222; -62.26361Coordinates: 64°15′44″S 62°15′49″W / 64.26222°S 62.26361°W / -64.26222; -62.26361, which is 6.8 km east of Mount Parry, 6.2 km southwest of Opizo Peak, 6.22 km west-southwest of Einthoven Hill and 3.23 km northwest of Podem Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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References

Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Stribog Mountains occupy most of the central and the right, near part of the island.

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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