Name details

Urda Ridge

Urda Ridge (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Urda Ridge  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 137893

Feature type: Ridge (2d)

Origin

This name originates from Bulgaria. It is part of the Bulgaria Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Narrative

The mostly ice-covered ridge occupying the interior of southern Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands. The feature extends 8 km in NNE-SSW direction and 9 km in WNW-ESE direction, rising to 1950 m (Mount Irving), and is connected to Ravelin Ridge to the N by Soyka Saddle. British mapping in 1972 and 2009. Urda is a Thracian place name from Southern Bulgaria.

Named For

Location

Latitude:
61° 16' 10.0" S
-61.26944°
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Longitude:
54° 08' 00.0" W
-54.13333°
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Altitude:
1950 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Name:
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Source Scale:
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Source Institution:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

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Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
21-Nov-2014

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