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Sipey Bluff

Coordinates: 78°24′46″S 84°56′37″W / 78.41278°S 84.94361°W / -78.41278; -84.94361
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Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.
Sentinel Range map.

Sipey Bluff (Bulgarian: рид Сипей, romanizedrid Sipey, IPA: [ˈrid ˈsipɛj]) is the bluff rising to 2270 m[1] in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It surmounts Orizari Glacier to the south-southwest, Dater Glacier to the west and north, and Berisad Glacier to the east.

The peak is named after the settlement of Sipey in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Sipey Bluff is located at 78°24′46″S 84°56′37″W / 78.41278°S 84.94361°W / -78.41278; -84.94361, which is 5.26 km north of Mount Waldron, 9.46 km east by north of Mount Segers, 5.71 km south-southeast of Mount Farrell and 4.15 km northwest of Kushla Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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  • 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

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

References

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