Talaskara Ridge

Talaskara Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Таласкара, ‘Rid Talaskara’ \'rid ta-la-'ska-ra\) is the ice-covered ridge extending 7.5 km in southeast–northwest direction and 1.8 km wide, rising to 1122 m (central height) and 1201 m (south height)^[1] on the northwest side of Rouen Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It surmounts Bongrain Ice Piedmont to the west and southwest. The vicinity was visited on 6 January 1988 by the geological survey party of Christo Pimpirev and Borislav Kamenov (First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition), and Philip Nell and Peter Marquis (British Antarctic Survey).

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region

The north extremity of Alexander Island with Skaidava Bay in the centre and Rouen Mountains on the right; Talaskara is the nearest offshoot on the right

The feature is named after the ancient Thracian fortress of Talaskara in Southeastern Bulgaria.

Location

The ridge's central height is located at 68°56′21.5″S 71°04′53″W, which is 30.9 km southwest of the island's northeast extremity Cape Arauco, 5.77 km west-southwest of Mount Bayonne and 9.4 km northwest of Mount Paris, and 29.95 km northeast of Mount Newman in Havre Mountains.

Maps

• British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. Sheet SR19-20/5. APC UK, 1991
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated

Notes

1. Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
• Talaskara Ridge. SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica

External links

• Talaskara Ridge. Copernix satellite image

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