Location of Bastien Range in Western Antarctica.
Map of Sentinel Range and Bastien Range.

Mount Fisek (Bulgarian: връх Фисек, romanized: vrah Fisek, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈfisɛk]) is the peak rising to 1623 m[1] in the central portion of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free north, east and southwest slopes, and surmounts Nimitz Glacier to the northeast.

The peak is named after Fisek Hill in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Mount Fisek is located at 78°44′06″S 85°57′43″W / 78.73500°S 85.96194°W / -78.73500; -85.96194, which is 9.6 km north of Patmos Peak, 12 km east-northeast of Wild Knoll, 10.84 km southeast of Mount Klayn, and 22 km west of Mount Liptak in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

See also

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 updated.

Notes

  1. ↑ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

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


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