Hitrino Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Хитрино, ‘Rid Hitrino’ \'rid 'hi-tri-no\) is the rocky ridge extending 3.5 km in northwest-southeast direction and 2.8 km in northeast-southwest direction, rising to 805 m[1] between two southeastwards flowing tributaries to Flask Glacier in Aristotle Mountains on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. The feature is named after the settlement of Hitrino in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location edit
Hitrino Ridge is located at 65°44′08″S 62°28′03″W / 65.73556°S 62.46750°W, which is 10.56 km southeast of Mount Sara Teodora, 6.4 km west-northwest of Daggoo Peak, and 2.4 km north of Fluke Ridge. British mapping in 1976.
Maps edit
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes edit
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References edit
- Hitrino Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Hitrino 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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