Summary
Marten Crag (Bulgarian: Мартенски камък, ‘Martenski Kamak’ \'mar-ten-ski 'ka-m&k\) is the rocky peak rising to 665 m[1] between Stepup Col and the eastern foothills of Giovannini (Lobell) Ridge on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is surmounting Broad Valley to the north and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the southeast.
The peak is named after the town of Marten in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Marten Crag is located at 63°33′46″S 57°53′12″W / 63.56278°S 57.88667°W, which is 8.2 km northwest of McCalman Peak, 7.88 km north by east of Kribul Hill, 4.53 km east-southeast of Yarlovo Nunatak, 9.58 km southwest of Kanitz Nunatak and 3.08 km west of Kumata Hill. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps edit
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Marten Crag. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Marten Crag. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.