Atanasov Ridge
| Atanasov Ridge | ||
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| location | Alexander I Island , West Antarctica | |
| part of | Elgar Uplands | |
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| Coordinates | 69 ° 49 ′ S , 71 ° 2 ′ W | |
Atanasov Ridge (English; Bulgarian Атанасов рид Atanasow rid ) is a partially icy, south-southeast-north-northwest orientation 3.8 km long, 2.1 km wide and 800 m high mountain ridge in the north of the Alexander I Island west of the Antarctic Peninsula . It rises 9.65 km south to east of the Appalachia Nunatakker , 8 km southwest of Mount Pinafore , 17.4 km northwest of Mahler Spur , 15.15 km northeast of Ravel Peak and 17.8 km southeast of Sutton Heights on the southwest side of the Elgar Uplands . The Gilbert Glacier is southwest of it.
British scientists mapped it in 1971. The Bulgarian Commission for Antarctic Geographical Names named it in 2017 after the Bulgarian composer Georgi Atanasov (1882–1931).
Web links
- Atanasov Ridge in the Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica (English)