Bersin Ridge

Location of Oscar II Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Bersin Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Берсин, ‘Rid Bersin’ \'rid ber-'sin\) is the ice-covered ridge extending 14 km in southwest-northeast direction, 5 km wide and rising to 1550 m on Oscar II Coast, Graham Land in Antarctica. It is situated between the upper course of Crane Glacier and its tributary Stob Glacier, and has precipitous and partly ice-free north extremity.

The feature is named after the settlement of Bersin in western Bulgaria.

Location

Bersin Ridge is located at 65°30′35″S 63°07′10″W / 65.50972°S 63.11944°W / -65.50972; -63.11944Coordinates: 65°30′35″S 63°07′10″W / 65.50972°S 63.11944°W / -65.50972; -63.11944, which is 15 km north-northeast of Roundel Dome. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993-2012.

References

• Bersin Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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