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Skafida Peak (Bulgarian: връх Скафида, romanized: vrah Skafida) is the peak rising to 2100 m near the north end of the main ridge of Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free east and south slopes, and surmounts Newcomer Glacier to the east. The peak is named after the medieval fortress of Skafida in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Skafida Peak is located at 77°42′29.8″S 86°32′23″W / 77.708278°S 86.53972°W / -77.708278; -86.53972, which is 2.43 km southeast of MacDonald Peak, 11.8 km west-southwest of Mount Cornwell in Gromshin Heights, 6.2 km northwest of Mount Crawford, 12.1 km north-northeast of Arzos Peak and 12.3 km east-northeast of Fisher Nunatak. US mapping in 1961.

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