Mount Pisgah (Smith Island)
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Mount Pisgah is a peak rising to 1814 mBulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer
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Antarctic REMA Exlorer
in the north-central part of
Imeon Range Imeon Range (, ‘Hrebet Imeon’ \'hre-bet i-me-'on\) () is a mountain range occupying the interior of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends in southwest-northeast direction between Cape James and Cape Smith, and ...
on Smith Island in the
South Shetland Islands The South Shetland Islands are a group of List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands, Antarctic islands located in the Drake Passage with a total area of . They lie about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and between southwest of the n ...
,
Antarctica Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean (also known as the Antarctic Ocean), it contains the geographic South Pole. ...
. It is linked by Kostenets Saddle to
Drinov Peak Drinov Peak (, ) is a peak rising to 1519 mI.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022Antarctic REMA Exlorer in Imeon Range on ...
to the southwest, and surmounts
Dalgopol Glacier Dalgopol Glacier (, ) is a long glacier draining the northwest slopes of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Vetrino Glacier and southwest of Kongur Glacier, and flows north of ...
to the north and
Vetrino Glacier Vetrino Glacier (, ) is a 3.2 km long glacier on the northwest side of Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated northeast of Yablanitsa Glacier, southwest of Dalgopol Glacier and northwest ...
to the west. Because the peaks of Smith Island gave it a forked appearance when seen from a distance, American sealers in the 1820s called it ''Mount Pisgah Island'' after the double-topped Mount Pisgah in the town of
Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England **County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham *Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States Durham may also refer to: Places ...
, CT. The name has since been restricted to the peak described.


Location

The peak is located at which is 7.64 km northeast of
Mount Foster Mount Foster is a peak rising to in the Imeon Range on Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. It is the highest point of the South Shetland Islands archipelago. Mount Foster has triple peaks of which Mou ...
, 1.85 km northeast of
Drinov Peak Drinov Peak (, ) is a peak rising to 1519 mI.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022Antarctic REMA Exlorer in Imeon Range on ...
, 3.9 km southeast of
Gregory Point Gregory Point is a rocky point on the northwest coast of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica projecting 700 m into Drake Passage. Situated 12.85 km west-southwest of Cape Smith, 3.9 km northwest of Mount Pisgah and ...
, 4.74 km southwest of
Mount Christi Mount Christi is a mountain rising to I.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022Antarctic REMA Exlorer in the northern Imeon R ...
and 1.1 km west of
Mezek Peak Mezek Peak (, ) is a sharp peak rising to 1555 mI.M. Howat, C. Porter, B.E. Smith, M.-J. Noh and P. Morin. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica (REMA). Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2022Antarctic REMA Exlorer in Imeon Rang ...
(Bulgarian mapping in 2009).


Maps


Chart of South Shetland including Coronation Island, &c.
from the exploration of the sloop Dove in the years 1821 and 1822 by George Powell Commander of the same. Scale ca. 1:200000. London: Laurie, 1822. * L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2010. (First edition 2009. )
South Shetland Islands: Smith and Low Islands.
Scale 1:150000 topographic map No. 13677. British Antarctic Survey, 2009.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD).
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated. * L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Smith Island. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2017.


See also

*
Imeon Range Imeon Range (, ‘Hrebet Imeon’ \'hre-bet i-me-'on\) () is a mountain range occupying the interior of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It extends in southwest-northeast direction between Cape James and Cape Smith, and ...
* Smith Island


Notes


References


SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer


External links


Mount Pisgah.
Copernix satellite image Mountains of Smith Island (South Shetland Islands) {{SmithIsland-geo-stub