Paril Saddle Explained

Paril Saddle
Type:Saddle
Map:
  1. Antarctica
Coordinates:-62.6838°N -60.1981°W
Location:Livingston Island, South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
Part Of:Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains
Etymology:Paril and the adjacent Paril Saddle, Bulgaria
Elevation:1398m (4,587feet)

Paril Saddle (Parilska Sedlovina \pa-'ril-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is a saddle of elevation 1398m (4,587feet)[1] in Friesland Ridge in Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, Antarctica. Bounded by St. Boris Peak to the northeast, and Simeon Peak to the southwest. Overlooking Macy Glacier to the east and southeast, and Huntress Glacier to the west and northwest. Bulgarian topographic survey in 1995/96 (estimated elevation 1390m (4,560feet)), and mapping in 2005 and 2009. It was first visited and GPS-surveyed by the Bulgarian climbers D. Boyanov, N. Petkov and N. Hazarbasanov on 15 January 2017.[2]

The feature is named after the settlement of Paril and the adjacent homonymous saddle between Pirin Mountain and Slavyanka Mountain in southwestern Bulgaria.

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Notes and References

  1. N. Petkov. Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition: Summits of Tangra Mountain. 19 January 2017. (in Bulgarian)
  2. D. Boyanov and N. Petkov. The Peaks of Tangra Mountains: Project Report Part Two 2016/17. Sofia, February 2017 (in Bulgarian)