Balan Ridge
Balan Ridge (Bulgarian: хребет Балан, ‘Hrebet Balan’ \'hre-bet ba-'lan\) is the ridge rising in its southern part to 860 m (2,820 ft)[1] in the Sofia University Mountains on Alexander Island in Antarctica. The ridge is situated 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of Mount Kliment Ohridski, extending 4.5 km (2.8 mi) in the north-south direction, 1.45 km (0.90 mi) wide, and is bounded by Poste Valley to the east, by Palestrina Glacier to the north and its tributary Yozola Glacier to the west.
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Balan Ridge is named for the Bulgarian linguist, historian and bibliographer Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859–1959), first rector of Sofia University and one of the founders of the tourist movement in Bulgaria.
Location
Balan Ridge is located at 69°26′10″S 71°22′30″W. British mapping in 1963.
See also
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map No. 3127. DOS 610 – W 69 70. Tolworth, UK, 1971
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Balan Ridge. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Balan Ridge. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.