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Viamata Saddle (Bulgarian: седловина Виамата, ‘Sedlovina Viamata’ se-dlo-vi-'na vi-a-'ma-ta) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 600 m on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, connecting Stavertsi Ridge on the east-northeast to Stribog Mountains on the west-southwest. It is part of the glacial divide between Paré Glacier to the northwest and a part of the ice cap draining east-southeastwards into Hill Bay.
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The saddle is named after the ancient Roman station of Viamata in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Viamata Saddle is locted at 64°09′42″S 62°14′15″W, which is 6.53 km south-southeast of Virchow Hill, 3.35 km southwest of Mount Cabeza, 7.67 km west-northwest of Petroff Point and 1 km north-northeast of Regianum Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.