Golesh Bluff
Golesh Bluff (Bulgarian: рид Голеш, romanized: rid Golesh, IPA: [ˈrid ˈɡɔlɛʃ]) is the ice-covered bluff rising to 1426 m[1] on the north side of Detroit Plateau on Trinity Peninsula in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has precipitous west slopes surmounting a tributary glacier that is flowing northwestwards into Pettus Glacier.
The feature is named after the settlement of Golesh in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location[]
Golesh Bluff is located at 63°49′21″S 58°52′42″W / 63.82250°S 58.87833°WCoordinates: 63°49′21″S 58°52′42″W / 63.82250°S 58.87833°W, which is 13.27 km east-southeast of Poynter Hill, 6.37 km south-southeast of Aureole Hills, 11.7 km southwest of Skoparnik Bluff, and 12.59 km west of Gurgulyat Peak in Kondofrey Heights. German-British mapping in 1996.
Maps[]
- Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
Notes[]
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References[]
- Golesh Bluff. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links[]
- Golesh Bluff. Copernix satellite image
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