Veles Bastion
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Veles Bastion (Bulgarian: рид Велес, romanized: rid Veles, IPA: [ˈrid ˈvɛlɛs]) is the ice-covered buttress of elevation 1223 m forming the southwest extremity of Stribog Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free north, west and southwest slopes, and surmounts Zlatiya Glacier to the east and south.
The peak is named after the Slavic god of wisdom and knowledge Veles.
Location
Veles Bastion is located at 64°20′05″S 62°31′30″W, which is 3.13 km east of Fleming Point, 10.15 km southwest of Mount Parry, 7 km west-northwest of Mount Imhotep and 2.77 km north of Mount Sarnegor. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
British Antarctic Territory.
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