Omurtag Pass

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Omurtag Pass (Omurtagov Prohod \o-mur-'ta-gov 'pro-hod\) is a 720m high pass between Mount Bowles and Ticha Peak in Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island, Antarctica and is part of an overland route between the Wörner Gap area and upper Kaliakra Glacier. The pass was first crossed on 24 December 2004 and is named after Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria, 814-831 AD.

[edit] Location

The pass is located at 62°37′03″S, 60°11′27″W (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05, and mapping in 2005).

[edit] External links

• SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

• Reference Map

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