Bangey Heights
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Bangey Heights are the heights rising to 2900 m (Bezden Peak
) in north-central Sentinel Range
in Ellsworth Mountains
, Antarctica, extending 12 km in southwest-northeast direction and 10 km in northwest-southeast direction. They are bounded by Patleyna Glacier
to the west, Embree Glacier
to the northwest and northeast, and Kopsis Glacier
to the southeast, and linked to Probuda Ridge
to the southwest by Chepino Saddle
, and to Maglenik Heights
to the south by Panicheri Gap
.
The heights are named after the settlement of Bangeytsi
in Northern Bulgaria.
Bezden Peak
Bezden Peak is the peak rising to 2900 m in the Bangey Heights of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patleyna Glacier to the north and Ellen Glacier to the south....
) in north-central Sentinel Range
Sentinel Range
The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...
in Ellsworth Mountains
Ellsworth Mountains
The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...
, Antarctica, extending 12 km in southwest-northeast direction and 10 km in northwest-southeast direction. They are bounded by Patleyna Glacier
Patleyna Glacier
Patleyna Glacier is the 5.5 km long and 2.5 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated north of the upper course of Ellen Glacier...
to the west, Embree Glacier
Embree Glacier
Embree Glacier is a 20 mi long glacier in the north-central part of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Hale, Mount Davis and Mount Bentley, the northeast slopes of Mount Anderson, and the northwestern slopes of Probuda Ridge, flowing north-northeastwards and...
to the northwest and northeast, and Kopsis Glacier
Kopsis Glacier
Kopsis Glacier is the 13 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica that is draining northeastwards from Panicheri Gap, Voysil Peak and Mount Gozur to join Embree Glacier northwest of Mirovyane Peak.The glacier is named after...
to the southeast, and linked to Probuda Ridge
Probuda Ridge
Probuda Ridge is the long and wide side ridge descending from Mount Anderson north-northeastwards towards Mount Todd in north-central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The ridge features Eyer Peak , Mount Press and Mount Todd , and surmounts Embree Glacier to the west and...
to the southwest by Chepino Saddle
Chepino Saddle
Chepino Saddle is the saddle of elevation 2500 m in north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, linking Probuda Ridge to the southwest to Bangey Heights to the northeast...
, and to Maglenik Heights
Maglenik Heights
Maglenik Heights are the heights rising to 2980 m in north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, extending 26 km in north-south direction and 20 km in east-west direction They are bounded by Ellen Glacier to the south and west, Embree Glacier and Kopsis Glacier to the north,...
to the south by Panicheri Gap
Panicheri Gap
Panicheri Gap is the flat, ice-covered saddle of elevation 2100 m in north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, linking Bangey Heights to the north to Maglenik Heights to the south...
.
The heights are named after the settlement of Bangeytsi
Bangeytsi
Bangeytsi is a village in the municipality of Tryavna, in Gabrovo Province, in northern central Bulgaria.-References:...
in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Bangey Heights are centred at 78°02′30"S 85°34′00"W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.Maps
- Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.