Osikovo Ridge
Osikovo Ridge (Bulgarian: Осиковски рид, ‘Osikovski Rid’ \o-si-'kov-ski 'rid\) is the ice-covered ridge extending 12 km in south-southeast to north-northwest direction, 3 km wide and rising to 2000 m at the head of Darbel Bay on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It surmounts McCance Glacier to the west and Widdowson Glacier to the east.
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The ridge is named after the settlements of Osikovo in Northeastern, Southern and Southwestern Bulgaria.
Location
The summit point of Osikovo Ridge is located at 66°49′00″S 65°43′40″W, which is 11.8 km south-southeast of Rubner Peak, 4.6 km west-southwest of Ushlinova Peak and 10.73 km north-northwest of Hutchison Hill. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Osikovo Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
External links
- Osikovo Ridge. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.