Aluzore Gap

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.

Aluzore Gap (Bulgarian: седловина Алузоре, ‘Sedlovina Aluzore’ \se-dlo-vi-'na a-lu-'zo-re\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 1050 m connecting Stribog Mountains to Solvay Mountains on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica. It extends 3 km in north-northwest to south-southeast direction, and is part of the glacial divide between Hippocrates Glacier to the east, and Zlatiya Glacier and Rush Glacier to the west and southwest respectively.

The saddle is named after the ancient Roman station of Aluzore in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Aluzore Gap is centred at 64°20′45″S 62°27′55″W / 64.34583°S 62.46528°W / -64.34583; -62.46528Coordinates: 64°20′45″S 62°27′55″W / 64.34583°S 62.46528°W / -64.34583; -62.46528, which is 3.15 km east-southeast of Veles Bastion, 3.15 km west-northwest of Mount Imhotep, 4.8 km northwest of Galen Peak and 3.2 km northeast of Mount Sarnegor. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.

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Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Stribog Mountains occupy most of the central and the right, near part of the island, while Solvay Mountains rise on the left, far side of the island.

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


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