Patmos Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 6,706 ft (2,044 m) |
Coordinates | 78°49′14.3″S 85°55′11″W / 78.820639°S 85.91972°W |
Geography | |
Location | Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica |
Patmos Peak (Bulgarian: връх Патмос, romanized: vrah Patmos, IPA: [ˈvrɤx ˈpatmos]) is the peak rising to 2044 m[1] in the southern portion of Bastien Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. The feature has steep and partly ice-free east and south slopes, and surmounts Nimitz Glacier and its tributary Karasura Glacier to the northeast, and upper Minnesota Glacier to the southwest.[2]
The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Patmos in Southern Bulgaria.[2]
Patmos Peak is located at 78°49′14.3″S 85°55′11″W / 78.820639°S 85.91972°W, which is 4.66 km northwest of Bergison Peak, 13.65 km southeast of Wild Knoll, 9.6 km south of Mount Fisek, and 22.54 km west of Mount Inderbitzen in Sentinel Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.