Brichebor Peak (Antarctica) Brichebor Peak (Antarctica) Brichebor Peak ( \'vr&h 'bri-che-bor\) is the peak rising to 2900 m in Vinson Massif, Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica, situated at the end of a side ridge descending southwestwards from Príncipe de Asturias Peak (4680 m). It surmounts Tulaczyk Glacier to the southeast and Cairns Glacier to the northwest. The peak is named after Brichebor Peak in Rila Mountain, Southwestern Bulgaria. Brichebor Peak is located at , which is 8.17 km south of Knutzen Peak (3373 m), 6.35 km southwest of Silverstein Peak (4790 m), 7.41 km west of Opalchenie Peak and 7.71 km northwest
History of Antarctica ships "Erebus" and "Terror", he braved the pack ice and approached what is now known as the Ross Ice Shelf, a massive floating ice shelf over high. His expedition sailed eastward along the southern Antarctic coast discovering mountains which were since named after his ships: Mount Erebus, the most active volcano on Antarctica, and Mount Terror. The first documented landing on the mainland of East Antarctica was at Victoria Land by the American sealer Mercator Cooper on 26 January 1853. These explorers, despite their impressive contributions to South Polar exploration, were unable to penetrate the interior of the continent and,