St. Ivan Rilski Col
Encyclopedia
St. Ivan Rilski Col is an ice-covered col linking the Great Needle Peak
(Falsa Aguja Peak) and Levski Peak in Levski Ridge
, Tangra Mountains
, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica.
The feature is 1.4 km long, its axis trending east-west, with precipitous southern slopes. It has a slightly higher eastern portion of elevation approx. 1,350 m from which Kardam Buttress
is projecting northwards. It is part of the divide between the glacial catchments of Huron Glacier
to the north and the head of Macy Glacier
to the south.
The col is named after Sveti Ivan Rilski (St. John of Rila)
(876-946 AD), a Bulgarian hermit who founded the Rila Monastery
.
, 2.86 km north of Silistra Knoll
, 1.69 km east of Levski Peak and 2.2 km south of Nestinari Nunataks
(Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Great Needle Peak
Great Needle Peak is the summit of the central Levski Ridge in Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, Antarctica. Rising to ca. 1690 m, it is the second highest peak of Tangra Mountains after Mount Friesland...
(Falsa Aguja Peak) and Levski Peak in Levski Ridge
Levski Ridge
Levski Ridge is the central ridge of the Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. Its summit, Great Needle Peak rises to approximately 1,700m ....
, Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
, Antarctica.
The feature is 1.4 km long, its axis trending east-west, with precipitous southern slopes. It has a slightly higher eastern portion of elevation approx. 1,350 m from which Kardam Buttress
Kardam Buttress
Kardam Buttress is a sloping buttress projecting 1 km northwards from St. Ivan Rilski Col into Huron Glacier on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica, and has precipitous and partly ice-free western slopes. Surmounting Huron Glacier to the north...
is projecting northwards. It is part of the divide between the glacial catchments of Huron Glacier
Huron Glacier
Huron Glacier is a 7.7 km long and 3.5 km wide glacial flow on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The glacier is bounded by Bowles Ridge to the north, Wörner Gap to the west and Tangra Mountains to the south, receiving ice influx from several tributary glaciers...
to the north and the head of Macy Glacier
Macy Glacier
Macy Glacier is a 6 km long and 2.3 km crescent-shaped glacier on the southern slopes of Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
to the south.
The col is named after Sveti Ivan Rilski (St. John of Rila)
John of Rila
Saint John of Rila was the first Bulgarian hermit. He was revered as a saint while he was still alive. The legend surrounding him tells of wild animals that freely came up to him and birds that landed in his hands. His followers founded many churches in his honor, including the famous Rila...
(876-946 AD), a Bulgarian hermit who founded the Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery
The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila Mountains, south of the capital Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of above sea level...
.
Location
The highest point of the col is located at 62°39′54"S 60°05′05"W which is 1.65 km west-northwest of Great Needle PeakGreat Needle Peak
Great Needle Peak is the summit of the central Levski Ridge in Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, Antarctica. Rising to ca. 1690 m, it is the second highest peak of Tangra Mountains after Mount Friesland...
, 2.86 km north of Silistra Knoll
Silistra Knoll
Silistra Knoll rises to over in southern Levski Ridge, in the Tangra Mountains of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 1.69 km east of Levski Peak and 2.2 km south of Nestinari Nunataks
Nestinari Nunataks
Nestinari Nunataks are a pair of rocky peaks of elevation 470 m and 520 m in middle Huron Glacier, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
(Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009).
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009.
