Podem Peak
Mountain in Antarctica
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Podem Peak (Bulgarian: връх Подем, romanized: vrah Podem, IPA: [ˈvrɤx poˈdɛm]) is the ice-covered peak of elevation 875 m[1] in the southeast 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 settlement of Podem in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Podem Peak is located at 64°16′37″S 62°12′22″W, which is 3.23 km southeast of Mediolana Bluff, 4.54 km southwest of Einthoven Hill, and 2.7 km west-northwest of Bov Point formed by an offshoot of the peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
