Bezenšek Spur
Bezenšek Spur (Bulgarian: Безеншеков рид, ‘Bezenshekov Rid’ \'be-zen-she-kov 'rid\) is the 5.5 km long and 800 m wide rocky ridge rising to 665 m[1] in the northeast foothills of Detroit Plateau on southern Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is projecting from the southeast side of Povien Bluff eastwards between Marla Glacier and Diplock Glacier.
The feature is named after the Slovene-Bulgarian linguist Anton Bezenšek (1854-1915) who developed the stenographic system for the Bulgarian language.
Location[]
Bezenšek Spur is centred at 64°01′17.7″S 58°50′56.3″W / 64.021583°S 58.848972°WCoordinates: 64°01′17.7″S 58°50′56.3″W / 64.021583°S 58.848972°W.
Maps[]
- 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[]
- Bezenšek Spur. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External link[]
- Bezenšek Spur. Adjusted Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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