Vladaya Saddle
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Vladaya Saddle is a saddle of elevation 1000 m in the Friesland Ridge
of Tangra Mountains
, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica. Bounded by St. Cyril Peak
to the northeast, and by St. Methodius Peak
to the southwest. Overlooking Ruen Icefall
to the northwest, and Prespa Glacier
to the southeast. The feature is named after the settlement of Vladaya
in western Bulgaria.
Friesland Ridge
Friesland Ridge is a ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, part of the Tangra Mountains. The summit, Mount Friesland, which rises to , is the northwesternmost of the ridge’s six main peaks...
of Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, 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. Bounded by St. Cyril Peak
St. Cyril Peak
St. Cyril Peak rises to 1,505m in Friesland Ridge in Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is linked to St. Methodius Peak to the southwest by Vladaya Saddle and surmounts Ruen Icefall to the west, Macy Glacier to the east and Prespa Glacier to...
to the northeast, and by St. Methodius Peak
St. Methodius Peak
St. Methodius Peak rises to approximately 1,180m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica and surmounts Ruen Icefall to the north-northwest, Prespa Glacier to the southeast and Charity Glacier to the southwest. Linked to St. Cyril Peak by Vladaya Saddle.The peak is...
to the southwest. Overlooking Ruen Icefall
Ruen Icefall
Ruen Icefall descends towards False Bay from the circus overlooked by Simeon Peak, St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, on Rozhen Peninsula in eastern Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.Ruen is the summit of Osogovo Mountain in...
to the northwest, and Prespa Glacier
Prespa Glacier
Prespa Glacier on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is bounded to the east by Needle Peak and Ludogorie Peak, to the northwest by St. Cyril Peak and St. Methodius Peak, and to the southwest by Shumen Peak and Yambol Peak, and flows southeastward into...
to the southeast. The feature is named after the settlement of Vladaya
Vladaya
Vladaya is a village situated on the northwestern parts of Vitosha mountain in western Bulgaria. - Geography and population :The village is situated in the valley between Vitosha mountain and Lyulin Mountain on the outskirts of Sofia city....
in western Bulgaria.
Location
The saddle's midpoint is 62°42′44"S 60°13′53"W (Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96 and 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. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
