Hitov Spur

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Hitov Spur (Bulgarian: Хитов рид, ‘Hitov Rid’ \'hi-tov 'rid\) is the narrow, rocky ridge of elevation 1400 m projecting from Forbidden Plateau 6.3 km east-southeastwards into Hektoria Glacier on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. The feature is named after Panayot Hitov (1830-1918), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement, in connection with the settlement of Panayot Hitovo in Northeastern Bulgaria.

Location

Hitov Spur is located at 64°47′57″S 61°53′23″W / 64.79917°S 61.88972°W / -64.79917; -61.88972Coordinates: 64°47′57″S 61°53′23″W / 64.79917°S 61.88972°W / -64.79917; -61.88972, which is 16.5 km northwest of Mount Quandary, 6.3 km north of Marchaevo Peak in Zagreus Ridge, 6.35 km east-northeast of Mount Walker, and 12.7 km southeast of Pishtachev Peak on Danco 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

Hitov Spur. 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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