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Mamarchev Peak (Bulgarian: Мамарчев връх, romanizedMamarchev vrah) is the peak rising to 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in the north part of Sullivan Heights in central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, and surmounting Pulpudeva Glacier to the west and Ellen Glacier to the north.

The peak is named after Georgi Mamarchev (1786–1846), leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement, in connection with the settlement of Mamarchevo in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Mamarchev Peak is located at 78°18′49″S 85°08′54″W / 78.31361°S 85.14833°W / -78.31361; -85.14833, which is 2.37 km (1.47 mi) northwest of Mount Levack, 11.33 km east-northeast of Mount Bearskin, 11.08 km (6.88 mi) southeast of Mount Jumper and 5.28 km (3.28 mi) south of Roberts Peak. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

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