Bersin Ridge

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Bersin Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Берсин, ‘Rid Bersin’ \'rid ber-'sin\) is the ice-covered ridge extending 14 km in southwest-northeast direction, 5 km wide and rising to 1550 m on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is situated between the upper course of Crane Glacier and its tributary Stob Glacier, and has precipitous and partly ice-free north extremity.

The feature is named after the settlement of Bersin in western Bulgaria.

Location

Bersin Ridge is located at 65°30′35″S 63°07′10″W / 65.50972°S 63.11944°W / -65.50972; -63.11944Coordinates: 65°30′35″S 63°07′10″W / 65.50972°S 63.11944°W / -65.50972; -63.11944, which is 15 km north-northeast of Roundel Dome. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Bersin Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

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