Atanasov Ridge | |
Elevation M: | 744 |
Range: | Elgar Uplands, Alexander Island |
Location: | Antarctica |
Coordinates: | -69.8139°N -71.0253°W |
Length Km: | 3.8 |
Width Km: | 2.1 |
Atanasov Ridge (Bulgarian: Атанасов Рид, ‘Atanasov Rid’ \a-ta-'na-sov 'rid\) is the partly ice-covered rocky ridge extending 3.8 km in south-southeast to north-northwest direction and 2.1 km wide, rising to 744 m[1] on the southwest side of Elgar Uplands, northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It surmounts Gilbert Glacier to the southwest.
The feature is named after the Bulgarian composer Georgi Atanasov (1882-1931).
Atanasov Ridge is located at -69.8139°N -71.0253°W, which is 9.65 km south by east of Appalachia Nunataks, 8 km southwest of Mount Pinafore, 17.4 km northwest of Mahler Spur, 15.15 km northeast of Ravel Peak in Debussy Heights, and 17.8 km southeast of Sutton Heights. British mapping in 1971.