Vologes Ridge
Vologes Ridge (Bulgarian: хребет Вологес, ‘Hrebet Vologes’ \'hre-bet 'vo-lo-ges\) is the ice-covered flat-topped ridge extending 5.85 km in east-west direction, 1.55 km wide and rising to 1234 m[1] at its west extremity, situated in central Sleipnir Glacier on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the Thracian priest and military leader Vologes (1st century BC).
Location
Vologes Ridge is centred at 66°28′25″S 64°09′10″W, which is 18.15 km west-southwest of Balder Point, 20.55 km northwest of Spur Point and 36.9 km east by north of Slessor Peak. British mapping in 1976.
Maps
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Vologes Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Vologes Ridge. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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