Ezdimir Buttress

Location of Davis Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Ezdimir Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Ездимир, ‘Rid Ezdimir’ \'rid 'ez-di-mir\) is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1600 m on the northwest side of Detroit Plateau on Davis Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated between tributaries to Temple Glacier, and has steep and partly ice-free southwest, northwest and northeast slopes.

The buttress is named after Ezdimir Mountain in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Ezdimir Buttress is located at 64°03′05″S 59°47′40″W / 64.05139°S 59.79444°W / -64.05139; -59.79444Coordinates: 64°03′05″S 59°47′40″W / 64.05139°S 59.79444°W / -64.05139; -59.79444, which is 15.95 km east of Matov Peak, 17.54 km southeast of Milkov Point, 7.54 km south of Mount Bris, and 17.08 km north of Wolseley Buttress on Nordenskjöld Coast. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

James Ross Island. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. BAS 250 Series, Sheet SQ 21-22/1. British Antarctic Survey, 1974.
Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Ezdimir Buttress. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

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

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