Opizo Peak (Bulgarian: връх Опизо, romanizedvrah Opizo, IPA: [ˈvrɤx oˈpizo]) is the mostly ice-covered peak of elevation 1137 m[1] near the west extremity of Avroleva Heights on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north-northeast slopes, and surmounts Mitev Glacier to the northeast, Svetovrachene Glacier to the south and Doriones Saddle to the west-southwest.

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

The peak is named after the ancient Roman station of Opizo in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Opizo Peak is located at 64°13′02″S 62°11′20″W / 64.21722°S 62.18889°W / -64.21722; -62.18889, which is 5.84 km southwest of Petroff Point, 3.2 km west by north of Mount Ghiuselev and 11.5 km northeast of Mount Parry. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

Maps

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. 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.