Petvar Heights are the heights rising to 2400 m (Mount Mullen

Mount Mullen

Mount Mullen is a double-peaked mountain 2.5 mi east-southeast of Mount Milton in south Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The mountain rises to 2400 m at the west extremity of Petvar Heights, and together with Kasilag Pass forms the divide between Kornicker Glacier and Wessbecher...

) in southeast Sentinel Range

Sentinel Range

The Sentinel Range is a major mountain range situated northward of Minnesota Glacier and forming the northern half of the Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The range trends NNW-SSE for about and is 24 to 48 km wide...

, Ellsworth Mountains

Ellsworth Mountains

The Ellsworth Mountains are the highest mountain ranges in Antarctica, forming a long and wide chain of mountains in a north to south configuration on the western margin of the Ronne Ice Shelf. They are bisected by Minnesota Glacier to form the northern Sentinel Range and the southern Heritage...

 in Antarctica. The feature occupies an oval shaped area with a diameter of 21 km, separated from the rest of Sentinel Range by Wessbecher Glacier

Wessbecher Glacier

Wessbecher Glacier is a glacier about 7 nautical miles long, draining south between Wilson and Marze Peaks at the south end of the Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59. Named by Advisory Committee...

 to the southwest, Kasilag Pass

Kasilag Pass

Kasilag Pass is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 2150 m situated next west of Mount Mullen and separating Petvar Heights to the east from the main crest of south Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica...

 to the west, and Kornicker Glacier

Kornicker Glacier

Kornicker Glacier is a glacier flowing northeastwards from the cirque bounded by Mounts Liptak, Southwick, Milton and Mullen in southern Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. The glacier merges with the terminus of southeast-flowing Thomas Glacier as both glaciers emerge from the...

 to the northwest and north.

The heights are named after the settlement of Petvar in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Petvar Heights are centred at 78°46′30"S 84°20′20"W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.