Erul Heights () are the heights rising to at Gigen Peak, located on

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, Antarctica.

Location

The Erul Heights are in

towards the west of the south coast of the

, which forms the tip of the

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. They are bounded by Russell East Glacier to the south and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the north, extending 8 km from

Benz Pass Russell East Glacier () is a glacier, long and wide, which lies at the north end of Detroit Plateau and flows from Mount Canicula eastward into Prince Gustav Channel on the south side of Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica. This glacier together wi ...

in east-southeast direction towards Smokinya Cove, and surmounting

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to the southeast.
Erul Heights.
Copernix satellite image

Mapping and name

A German-British mapping of the region was undertaken in 1996. The heights are named after the settlement of Erul in Western

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Features

Named features, from west to east, include:

Gigen Peak

. A peak rising to high on the south side of

. Situated west-northwest of Panhard Nunatak. Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the west and south, and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east. Named after the settlement of

Gigen Gigen (, ) is a village in northern Bulgaria, part of Gulyantsi Municipality, Pleven Province. It is located near the Danube River, opposite the Romanian town of Corabia. , Gigen has a population of 1,641 inhabitants. Gigen Peak on Graham La ...

in Northern Bulgaria.

Lopyan Crag

. A narrow rocky hill extending in northwest–southeast direction and rising to high. Situated southeast of Gigen Peak, southwest of Coburg Peak, west by north of Panhard Nunatak, northeast of Siniger Nunatak and east of Roman Knoll. Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Lopyan in Western Bulgaria.

Mogilyane Peak

. A rocky peak rising to high. Situated west-northwest of Coburg Peak, north of Lopyan Crag and east of Gigen Peak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast. Named after the settlement of

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in Southern Bulgaria.

Coburg Peak

. A rocky peak rising to high. Situated west-northwest of Obidim Peak, northeast of Siniger Nunatak, east-southeast of Gigen Peak and southwest of Chochoveni Nunatak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast. Named after the

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of Coburg (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), 1887-1946.

Obidim Peak

. A rocky peak rising to high. Situated northwest of Panhard Nunatak and east-southeast of Coburg Peak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the NE. Named after the settlement of Obidim in Southwestern Bulgaria.

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