Strelcha Spur

Location of Graham Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Strelcha Spur (Bulgarian: рид Стрелча, ‘Rid Strelcha’ \'rid 'strel-cha\) is the rocky, partly ice-covered spur extending 5.3 km in south-southeast to north-northwest direction and 1.4 km wide, rising to 650 m in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Graham Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free west, north and east slopes, and surmounts Birley Glacier to the north and east, and a tributary to that glacier to the west.

The spur is named after the town of Strelcha in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

Strelcha Spur is located at 65°59′35″S 64°21′29″W / 65.99306°S 64.35806°W / -65.99306; -64.35806Coordinates: 65°59′35″S 64°21′29″W / 65.99306°S 64.35806°W / -65.99306; -64.35806, which is 9.56 km northeast of Mezzo Buttress, 6 km east of Vardun Point, 10 km south of Mount Dewey, and 38.8 km west of Kyulevcha Nunatak on Oscar II Coast. British mapping in 1971.

Maps

Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 65 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1971.

References

Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
Strelcha Spur. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.

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

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