Mount Ghiuselev (Bulgarian: Гюзелев връх, romanizedGyuselev vrah, IPA: [ɟoˈzɛlɛv ˈvrɤx]) is the ice-covered mountain of elevation 1082 m[1] in Avroleva Heights on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north and northwest slopes, and surmounts Mitev Glacier to the northwest, Pampa Passage to the southeast and Svetovrachene Glacier to the southwest.

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

The mountain is named after the Bulgarian opera singer Nicola Ghiuselev (1936-2014).

Location

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Mount Ghiuselev is located at 64°13′17″S 62°07′25″W / 64.22139°S 62.12361°W / -64.22139; -62.12361, which is 4.16 km south-southwest of Petroff Point, 3.8 km west-southwest of Mitchell Point, 3.1 km north by east of Einthoven Hill and 3.2 km east by south of Opizo Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

Maps

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Archived 4 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

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Brabant Island from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Avroleva Heights are seen on the near side of the left part of the island.

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