Zaldapa Ridge

Zaldapa Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Залдапа, ‘Rid Zaldapa’ \'rid zal-'da-pa\) is the predominantly ice-free ridge extending 6 km in east-west direction and 1.7 km wide on Yatrus Promontory in Graham Land, Antarctica, with its twin rocky summits rising to 385 (the west one) and 365 m[1] respectively. The feature ends at Jade Point on the east.

Location of Trinity Peninsula.

The ridge is named “after the ancient Thracian and Roman town of Zaldapa in Northeastern Bulgaria”.[2]

Location

The summit of Zaldapa Ridge is located at 63°36′30″S 57°41′34″W, which is 4.55 km east-northeast of McCalman Peak, 7.06 km south of Abel Nunatak and 4.75 km west by south of Jade Point. 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
  1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
  2. Zaldapa Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

References


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


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