Bersin Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Берсин, ‘Rid Bersin’ \'rid ber-'sin\) is the ice-covered ridge extending 14 km in southwest-northeast direction, 5 km wide and rising to 2016 m[1] on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is situated between the upper course of Crane Glacier and its tributary Stob Glacier, and has precipitous and partly ice-free north extremity.
The feature is named after the settlement of Bersin in western Bulgaria.
Location edit
Bersin Ridge is located at 65°30′35″S 63°07′10″W / 65.50972°S 63.11944°W, which is 15 km north-northeast of Roundel Dome. British mapping in 1974.
Maps edit
- 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
- Bersin Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links edit
- Bersin 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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