Erul Heights

Erul Heights (-63.70278°N, -58.35278°W) are the heights rising to 1083 m at Gigen Peak, located on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica.

Location
The Erul Heights are in Graham Land towards the west of the south coast of the Trinity Peninsula, which forms the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. They are bounded by Russell East Glacier to the south and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the north, extending 8 km from Benz Pass in east-southeast direction towards Smokinya Cove, and surmounting Prince Gustav Channel, Weddell Sea to the southeast.

Erul Heights. Copernix satellite image

Mapping and name
A German-British mapping of the region was undertaken in 1996. The heights are named after the settlement of Erul in Western Bulgaria.

Features
Named features, from west to east, include:

Gigen Peak
-63.68861°N, -58.41472°W. A peak rising to 1083 m high on the south side of Benz Pass. Situated 6.67 km west-northwest of Panhard Nunatak. Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the west and south, and Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the east. Named after the settlement of Gigen in Northern Bulgaria.

Lopyan Crag
-63.70306°N, -58.39139°W. A narrow rocky hill extending 1.7 km in northwest–southeast direction and rising to 523 m high. Situated 1.98 km southeast of Gigen Peak, 2.27 km southwest of Coburg Peak, 4.96 km west by north of Panhard Nunatak, 2.64 km northeast of Siniger Nunatak and 3.63 km east of Roman Knoll. Surmounting Russell East Glacier to the south. Named after the settlement of Lopyan in Western Bulgaria.

Mogilyane Peak
-63.68694°N, -58.38361°W. A rocky peak rising to 950 m high. Situated 1.92 km west-northwest of Coburg Peak, 1.83 km north of Lopyan Crag and 1.55 km east of Gigen Peak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast. Named after the settlement of Mogilyane in Southern Bulgaria.

Coburg Peak
-63.695°N, -58.34917°W. A rocky peak rising to 783 m high. Situated 1.25 km west-northwest of Obidim Peak, 4.69 km northeast of Siniger Nunatak, 3.32 km east-southeast of Gigen Peak and 3.34 km southwest of Chochoveni Nunatak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the northeast. Named after the Bulgarian royal family of Coburg (Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), 1887-1946.

Obidim Peak
-63.69833°N, -58.325°W. A rocky peak rising to 663 m high. Situated 2 km northwest of Panhard Nunatak and 1.25 km east-southeast of Coburg Peak. Surmounting Cugnot Ice Piedmont to the NE. Named after the settlement of Obidim in Southwestern Bulgaria.