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Mechit Buttress

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Mechit Buttress

Mechit Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Мечит, ‘Rid Mechit’ \'rid me-'chit) is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1800 m between Moser Glacier, Woodbury Glacier and Montgolfier Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is linked by a saddle to Forbidden Plateau to the southeast.

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Map of Mechit Buttress, Antarctica

The feature is named after Mechit Peak in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria.

Location

Mechit Buttress is located at 64°48′34″S 62°15′52″W, which is 4.65 km southeast of The Downfall, and 2.9 km south of Bacho Kiro Peak. British mapping in 1980.

Maps

  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), 1993–2016.
  • References

    Mechit Buttress Wikipedia