Hitrino Ridge

Hitrino Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Хитрино, ‘Rid Hitrino’ \'rid 'hi-tri-no\) is the rocky ridge extending 3.5 km in northwest-southeast direction and 2.8 km in northeast-southwest direction, rising to 805 m^[1] between two southeastwards flowing tributaries to Flask Glacier in Aristotle Mountains on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. The feature is named after the settlement of Hitrino in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location[]

Hitrino Ridge is located at

65°44′08″S 62°28′03″W / 65.73556°S 62.46750°W / -65.73556; -62.46750Coordinates: 65°44′08″S 62°28′03″W / 65.73556°S 62.46750°W / -65.73556; -62.46750, which is 10.56 km southeast of Mount Sara Teodora, 6.4 km west-northwest of Daggoo Peak, and 2.4 km north of Fluke Ridge. British mapping in 1976.

Maps[]

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 62. 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[]

References[]

• Hitrino Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links[]

• Hitrino Ridge. Copernix satellite image

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