Name details

Atanasov Ridge

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

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

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Bulgaria Gazetteer Id 139010

Feature type: Ridge

Origin

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

Narrative

The partly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 3.8 km in SSE-NNW direction and 2.1 km wide, rising to 800 m on the SW side of Elgar Uplands in northern Alexander Island. Situated 9.65 km S by E of Appalachia Nunataks, 8 km SW of Mount Pinafore, 17.4 km NW of Mahler Spur, 15.15 km NE of Ravel Peak in Debussy Heights, and 17.8 km SE of Sutton Heights. Surmounts Gilbert Glacier to the SW. British mapping in 1971.

Named For

Named after the Bulgarian composer Georgi Atanasov (1882-1931).

Location

Latitude:
69° 48' 50.0" S
-69.81389°
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Longitude:
71° 01' 31.0" W
-71.02528°
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Altitude:
800 m
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Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
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Source Person:
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Source Publisher:
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Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

request by L. Ivanov, 12.07.2018

Approval status

Status:
Unknown
Date approved:
23-Mar-2017

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