Zabernovo Bastion

Zabernovo Bastion (Bulgarian: рид Заберново, ‘Rid Zabernovo’ \'rid za-'ber-no-vo\) is the rounded ice-covered buttress extending 8.5 km in southeast–northwest direction and 10.5 km in southwest–northeast direction, rising to 1900 m[1] on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated on the northwest side of Detroit Plateau, with Topola Ridge and few smaller ridges branching from Zabernovo Bastion on the north. The feature has steep southwest, northwest and east slopes surmounting Henson Glacier and its tributary to the southwest and west, and some tributaries to Temple Glacier to the north and east.

Location of Davis Coast.

The buttress is named after the settlement of Zabernovo in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Zabernovo Bastion is located at 64°06′10″S 60°03′00″W, which is 23 km south-southeast of Havilland Point. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

Notes

  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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