Galabinov Spur

Location of Danco Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Galabinov Spur (Bulgarian: Гълъбинов рид, ‘Galabinov Rid’ \g&-l&-'bi-nov 'rid\ is the narrow rocky ridge of elevation 1300 m projecting from Detroit Plateau 1.7 km west-northwestwards into upper Cayley Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica.

The ridge is named after Chavdar Galabinov, construction engineer at St. Kliment Ohridski base in 2005/06 and subsequent seasons.

Location

Galabinov Spur is located at 64°27′39″S 60°36′17″W / 64.46083°S 60.60472°W / -64.46083; -60.60472Coordinates: 64°27′39″S 60°36′17″W / 64.46083°S 60.60472°W / -64.46083; -60.60472, which is 1.75 km northeast of the parallel Davidov Spur, 7.5 km southeast of Mount Berry, and 12.8 km west-northwest of Batkun Peak on Nordenskjöld Coast. British mapping in 1978.

Maps

British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978.
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)
Galabinov Spur. 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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