Grivitsa Ridge
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Grivitsa Ridge is the mostly ice-free ridge extending 6.4 km in northwest-southeast direction, 3 km wide and rising to 1100 m (Batkun Peak
) on Nordenskjöld Coast
in Graham Land
, Antarctica. It is bounded by Darvari Glacier
to the north and Zaychar Glacier
to the south, and linked to Detroit Plateau
to the northwest.
The ridge is named after the settlement of Grivitsa in Northern Bulgaria.
Batkun Peak
Batkun Peak is the peak rising to 1100 m in the southeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated in the west part of Grivitsa Ridge, surmounting Darvari Glacier to the north and Zaychar Glacier to the south.The peak is named after the...
) on Nordenskjöld Coast
Nordenskjold Coast
Nordenskjold Coast is that portion of the east coast of the Antarctic Peninsula between Cape Longing and Cape Fairweather. The name was proposed in 1909 by Edwin Swift Balch, for Otto Nordenskiöld, Swedish geographer and leader of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition, 1901-04, who explored this coast...
in Graham Land
Graham Land
Graham Land is that portion of the Antarctic Peninsula which lies north of a line joining Cape Jeremy and Cape Agassiz. This description of Graham Land is consistent with the 1964 agreement between the British Antarctic Place-names Committee and the US Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names, in...
, Antarctica. It is bounded by Darvari Glacier
Darvari Glacier
Darvari Glacier is the 9 km long in northwest-southeast direction and 1.7 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flowing between Rice Bastion and Grivitsa Ridge, and entering Mundraga Bay in Weddell Sea 6 km north of...
to the north and Zaychar Glacier
Zaychar Glacier
Zaychar Glacier is the 7.5 km long and 2.7 km wide glacier on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It drains the southeast slopes of Detroit Plateau, flowing east-southeastwards between Grivitsa Ridge and Kableshkov Ridge, and entering Odrin Cove in Weddell Sea 5 km northwest of...
to the south, and linked to Detroit Plateau
Detroit Plateau
Detroit Plateau is a major interior plateau of Graham Land, with heights between 1,500 and 1,800 m. Its northeast limit is marked by the south wall of Russell West Glacier, from which it extends some in a general southwest direction to Herbert Plateau. The plateau was observed from the air by...
to the northwest.
The ridge is named after the settlement of Grivitsa in Northern Bulgaria.
Location
Grivitsa Ridge is centred at 64°30′16"S 60°19′38"W. British mapping in 1978.Map
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, UK, 1978.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2006.