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Peristera Peak (Bulgarian: връх Перистера, romanized: vrah Peristera) is the rocky peak rising to 2250 m in Owen Ridge, the southernmost portion of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It overlooks lower Nimitz Glacier to the southwest and upper Wessbecher Glacier to the northeast.

The peak is named after the ancient and medieval fortress of Peristera in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Peristera Peak is located at 78°49′39.5″S 84°49′20″W / 78.827639°S 84.82222°W / -78.827639; -84.82222, which is 3.67 km south-southeast of Mount Inderbitzen, 3.9 km west by north of Marze Peak in Petvar Heights, 3.1 km north of Lishness Peak, and 21.1 km east-northeast of Bergison Peak in Bastien Range. US mapping in 1961 and 1988.

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