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Oborishte Ridge

Oborishte Ridge (Rid Oborishte \'rid o-'bo-ri-shte) has an elevation of 340 m in the southwest extremity of Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 1.7 km along the southeast coast of Yankee Harbour and 950 m wide. Ice-free surface area (together with the adjoining Provadiya Hook) 138 hectares (340 acres). Surmounting Solis Glacier to the east and Wulfila Glacier to the southeast.

The ridge is named after the historic site of Oborishte in central Bulgaria.

Location

The summit of the ridge is located at 62°32′05″S 59°45′04″W, which is 2.17 km southeast of Spit Point, 2.54 km north-northwest of the summit of Ephraim Bluff and 1.77 km west-northwest of Terter Peak (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 and mapping in 2009).

References

Oborishte Ridge Wikipedia