Wörner Gap
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Wörner Gap (Sedlovina Wörner \se-dlo-vi-'na 'vyor-ner\) is a flat saddle extending 3 km in the S-N direction between Friesland Ridge and Bowles Ridge in eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. The gap separates the glacial catchments of Perunika Glacier to the W and Huron Glacier to the E, the latter flowing 8 km eastwards into Moon Bay. The elevation decreases from 585 m in the S to 541 m in the middle, and 525 m in the N.
A conspicuous landmark in the area is Kuzman Knoll, rising to 620 m some 1.3 km E of Wörner Gap’s midpoint.
Named after the late Secretary General of the Atlantic Alliance Dr. Manfred Wörner (1934-94) in recognition of his contribution to European unity.
[edit] Location
The gap is located at (Visited by field parties from St. Kliment Ohridski and Juan Carlos I base. Rough British mapping in 1968 and Spanish in 1991, Bulgarian mapping in 2005 from the topographic survey Tangra 2004/05).
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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
