Galicia Peak facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Galicia Point |
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 Galicia Point
Location in Antarctica
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 4,557 m (14,951 ft) |
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| Location | Antarctica |
| Parent range | Sentinel Range |
Galicia Point (Bulgarian: връх Галисия, romanized: vrah Galisiya Spanish: Punta Galicia; Galician: Punta Galicia or Punta Galiza) is the peak rising to 4500 m in Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Jacobsen Valley to the east and Branscomb Glacier to the north and west.
The peak is named after the Spanish region of Galicia in connection with the peak's ascent by the Spaniard Miguel Ángel Vidal on 28 December 2004.
Location
Galicia Peak is located at 78°30′30″S 85°42′00″W / 78.50833°S 85.70000°W, which is 5.02 km south of Mount Shinn (4661 m), 2.62 km north-northwest of the summit Mount Vinson (4892 m), 840 m north of Branscomb Peak (4520 m) and 5.5 km east-southeast of Knutzen Peak (3373 m). US mapping in 1961, 1988 and 2007.
Maps
- D. Gildea and C. Rada. Vinson Massif and the Sentinel Range. Scale 1:50 000 topographic map. Omega Foundation, 2007.
See also
In Spanish: Pico Galicia para niños
