Poibrene Heights

Poibrene Heights are the heights rising to 850 m (Ravnogor Peak) on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. They are extending 18 km in northwest-southeast direction and 10 km wide, and surmounting Evans Glacier to the north, Vaughan Inlet to the northeast, the coastal Whiteside Hill to the east, Foyn Point to the southeast, Kunino Point and Exasperation Inlet to the south, and Punchbowl Glacier to the southwest. The heights are separated from Forbidden Plateau by Vishna Pass.

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

The feature is named after the settlement of Poibrene in southern Bulgaria.

Location

Poibrene Heights are located at 65°09′00″S 61°53′00″W.

Maps
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Poibrene Heights. Copernix satellite image


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


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