Aldomir Ridge ( Bulgarian: Алдомирски хребет, romanized: Aldomirski Hrebet, IPA: [ɐɫdoˈmirski ˈxrɛbɛt]) is the mostly ice-free ridge on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, bounded by Sjögren Glacier to the west and Boydell Glacier to the east. It extends 14 km between Detroit Plateau to the north-northwest and Sjögren Inlet to the south-southeast, its southeast extremity forming Royak Point. The ridge is 4.2 km wide and rising to 1445 m [1] at its north extremity.
The ridge is named after the settlement of Aldomirovtsi in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Aldomir Ridge is centred at 64°09′35″S 59°08′10″W / 64.15972°S 59.13611°W.
Map
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Aldomir Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Aldomir Ridge. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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Aldomir Ridge ( Bulgarian: Алдомирски хребет, romanized: Aldomirski Hrebet, IPA: [ɐɫdoˈmirski ˈxrɛbɛt]) is the mostly ice-free ridge on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica, bounded by Sjögren Glacier to the west and Boydell Glacier to the east. It extends 14 km between Detroit Plateau to the north-northwest and Sjögren Inlet to the south-southeast, its southeast extremity forming Royak Point. The ridge is 4.2 km wide and rising to 1445 m [1] at its north extremity.
The ridge is named after the settlement of Aldomirovtsi in Western Bulgaria.
Location
Aldomir Ridge is centred at 64°09′35″S 59°08′10″W / 64.15972°S 59.13611°W.
Map
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Aldomir Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Aldomir Ridge. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the
Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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