Razhana Buttress

Location of Danco Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Razhana Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Ръжана, ‘Rid Razhana’ \'rid r&-'zha-na\ is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1850 m on the west side of Detroit Plateau on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is situated between tributaries to Lilienthal, Mouillard and Sikorsky Glaciers, and has steep and partly ice-free southwest slopes.

The buttress is named after the settlement of Razhana in Western Bulgaria.

Location

Razhana Buttress is located at 64°16′06″S 60°40′34″W / 64.26833°S 60.67611°W / -64.26833; -60.67611Coordinates: 64°16′06″S 60°40′34″W / 64.26833°S 60.67611°W / -64.26833; -60.67611, which is 12 km north-northeast of Baldwin Peak, 16.9 km east-southeast of Renzo Point, 6.52 km southwest of Perkos Dome, and 27.88 km northwest of Gusla Peak on Nordenskjöld Coast. British mapping in 1978.

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References

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


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