Dimov Gate

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Dimov Gate (Dimova Porta \'di-mo-va 'por-ta\) is a 300m wide ice-covered pass in Antarctica, located in eastern Livingston Island bounded by Bowles Ridge to the SE and by Hemus Peak to the NW. The pass separates the glacial catchments of Kaliakra Glacier, and the nameless tributary glacier draining the area between Hemus Peak and Bowles West Peak and flowing west-southwestwards into Perunika Glacier. It affords overland access from Perunika Glacier to the northern slopes of Bowles Ridge and to upper Kaliakra Glacier.

The pass is named after Dimo Dimov, geologist at St. Kliment Ohridski in several seasons since 1993.

[edit] Location

The midpoint is located at 62°36′25″S, 60°12′50″W which is 3,860 m NE by S of Rezen Knoll and 1,340 m WNW of Mount Bowles. (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapping in 1968 and Spanish mapping in 1991. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey.

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