Voysil Peak
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Voysil Peak is the peak rising to 2900 m in Maglenik Heights
Maglenik Heights
Maglenik Heights are the heights rising to 2980 m in north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, extending 26 km in north-south direction and 20 km in east-west direction They are bounded by Ellen Glacier to the south and west, Embree Glacier and Kopsis Glacier to the north,...

, north-central 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...

 in 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...

, Antarctica. It is surmounting Kopsis Glacier
Kopsis Glacier
Kopsis Glacier is the 13 km long and 4 km wide glacier on the east side of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica that is draining northeastwards from Panicheri Gap, Voysil Peak and Mount Gozur to join Embree Glacier northwest of Mirovyane Peak.The glacier is named after...

 tributaries to the north and east, and upper Ellen Glacier
Ellen Glacier
The Ellen Glacier is an Antarctic glacier in central Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains, draining the eastern slopes of Mount Anderson and Long Gables and flowing generally SE for 35 km to Barnes Ridge, where it leaves the range and enters the south flowing Rutford Ice Stream.First mapped by...

 to the southwest.

The peak is named after the settlement of Voysil in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Voysil Peak is located at 78°07′39"S 85°35′39"W, which is 7.1 km east of Mount Press
Mount Press
Mount Press is a peak rising to 3,760 m in the north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is linked to Eyer Peak by Zvegor Saddle, and surmounts Embree Glacier to the north and Ellen Glacier to the southeast...

, 5.6 km south-southeast of Bezden Peak
Bezden Peak
Bezden Peak is the peak rising to 2900 m in the Bangey Heights of north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is surmounting Patleyna Glacier to the north and Ellen Glacier to the south....

, 9.76 km west-southwest of Zimornitsa Peak
Zimornitsa Peak
Zimornitsa Peak is the peak rising to 1700 m in Maglenik Heights, north-central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It is overlooking Kopsis Glacier to the northwest and Young Glacier to the southeast....

 and 4.07 km northwest of Mount Gozur
Mount Gozur
Mount Gozur is a mountain in Maglenik Heights, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated just northwest of the head of Young Glacier and 9 nautical miles east of Mount Bentley. First mapped by United States Geological Survey from surveys and U.S. Navy air photos, 1957-59...

. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

Maps

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