Karnare Col

Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica.

Sentinel Range map.

Karnare Col (Bulgarian: седловина Кърнаре, ‘Sedlovina Karnare’ \se-dlo-vi-'na k&r-'na-re\) is the narrow rocky col of elevation 2,100 m (6,900 ft) between the southeast slopes of Mount Craddock and the northeast ridge of Mount Strybing, linking Craddock Massif to Owen Ridge in southern Sentinel Range, Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica. It extends 1.7 km (1.1 mi) from east to west, with a depression in its eastern part. It is part of the glacial divide between Nimitz Glacier and Rutford Ice Stream, overlooking Severinghaus Glacier to the southwest and Saltzman Glacier to the northeast.

The col is named after the settlement of Karnare in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Karnare Col is centred at 78°38′50″S 85°07′32″W / 78.64722°S 85.12556°W / -78.64722; -85.12556Coordinates: 78°38′50″S 85°07′32″W / 78.64722°S 85.12556°W / -78.64722; -85.12556. US mapped it in 1961, and updated it in 1988.

Maps

Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.

References

Karnare Col. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

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

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