Lisiya Ridge

Lisiya Ridge (Bulgarian: Лисийски хребет, ‘Lisiyski Hrebet’ \li-'siy-ski 'hre-bet\) is the ice-covered ridge at the base of Magnier Peninsula, Graham Coast on the west side of Antarctic Peninsula, extending 16 km in northeast-southwest direction between the heads of Leroux Bay and Bigo Bay, and 11 km wide. Bounded by Comrie Glacier to the south and a tributary to Luke Glacier to the east. Featuring Mount Bigo (1700 m) at its southwest extremity and Mount Perchot (2040 m) in its central part. Precipitous, partly ice-free northwest slopes drained by the glaciers Muldava, Nesla and Kolosh.

Location of Magnier Peninsula on Graham Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.

The ridge is named after the settlement of Lisiya in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Location

Lisiya Ridge is centred at 65°45′10″S 64°11′00″W. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Lisiya Ridge. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

External links

Lisiya 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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