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Presian Ridge (Presiyanov Rid pre-si-'ya-nov 'rid) is a ridge of elevation 1456 m extending 950 m in east-weat direction in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Situated between the island's summit Mount Friesland (1700 m) to the west and Catalunyan Saddle to the east. Surmounting Wörner Gap, Camp Academia locality and upper Huron Glacier to the north, and Macy Glacier to the south.
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First ascent by the Catalans Francesc Sàbat and Jorge Enrique from Juan Carlos I Base on 30 December 1991.
The ridge is named after Khan Presian of Bulgaria, 836-852 AD, who brought the Bulgarian lands in Macedonia together with those in Thrace, Moesia, Panonia, Dacia and Scythia.
Location
The summit point of the ridge is located at 62°40′03.8″S 60°09′55.3″W, which is 1.11 km east of Mount Friesland, 4.14 km southeast of Pliska Peak, 3.54 km south by west of Kuzman Knoll, 1.24 km west-southwest of Lyaskovets Peak and 4.08 km north-northwest of Peshev Peak (Bulgarian topographic survey Tangra 2004/05, and mapping in 2005 and 2009).