Mirovyane Peak
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Mirovyane Peak is the peak rising to 1500 m in 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,...

, 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. It is surmounting 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 west, lower 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 north, and Young Glacier
Young Glacier
Young Glacier is a glacier which flows east for 8 miles and terminates at the north end of Barnes Ridge on the east side of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee on...

 to the south.

The peak is named after the settlement of Mirovyane in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Mirovyane Peak is located at 78°04′30"S 85°04′54"W, which is 3.46 km northeast of Zimornitsa Peak
Zimornitsa Peak
Zimornitsa Peak is the peak rising to 1700 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is overlooking Kopsis Glacier to the northwest and Young Glacier to the southeast....

, 13.68 km southeast of Mount Schmid and 17.94 km north-northwest of Mount Besch
Mount Besch
Mount Besch is a mountain forming the south end of Barnes Ridge and overlooking the terminus of Ellen Glacier, on the east side of Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. It was first mapped by the United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. It was named by the...

. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

  • Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
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