Catalunyan Saddle
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Catalunyan Saddle is a saddle of 1260 m height in the Friesland Ridge
of the Tangra Mountains
on Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands
. The saddle is bounded by Lyaskovets Peak
to the east and by Presian Ridge
to the west. The saddle was named in honour of the Catalans Francesc Sàbat (q.v. Sàbat Hill
) and Jorge Enrique (q.v. Enrique Hill
) from Juan Carlos I Base
who established the first route via the saddle to Mount Friesland
on 30 December 1991.
The saddle is located at 62°39′58.5"S 60°08′51.2"W which is 11.5 km east of St. Kliment Ohridski Base
and 3.4 km south of Kuzman Knoll
. Part of the saddle is occupied by an amazingly-shaped ice-covered feature called the Sphinx.
The saddle was occupied by a bivouac of the Bulgarian Tangra 2004/05 Survey
team (Lyubomir Ivanov and Doychin Vasilev
) during 14 December–16 December 2004 and was mapped in 2005.
Friesland Ridge
Friesland Ridge is a ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, part of the Tangra Mountains. The summit, Mount Friesland, which rises to , is the northwesternmost of the ridge’s six main peaks...
of the Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
on Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands
South Shetland Islands
The South Shetland Islands are a group of Antarctic islands, lying about north of the Antarctic Peninsula, with a total area of . By the Antarctic Treaty of 1959, the Islands' sovereignty is neither recognized nor disputed by the signatories and they are free for use by any signatory for...
. The saddle is bounded by Lyaskovets Peak
Lyaskovets Peak
Lyaskovets Peak is the easternmost peak of Friesland Ridge in the Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island and has an elevation 1,473 m...
to the east and by Presian Ridge
Presian Ridge
Presian Ridge 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 to the west and Catalunyan Saddle to the east...
to the west. The saddle was named in honour of the Catalans Francesc Sàbat (q.v. Sàbat Hill
Sàbat Hill
Sàbat Hill is the ice-free hill rising to 151 m in Dospey Heights on the Ray Promontory of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
) and Jorge Enrique (q.v. Enrique Hill
Enrique Hill
Enrique Hill is the ice-free hill rising to 156 m in Dospey Heights on the Ray Promontory of Byers Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
) from Juan Carlos I Base
Juan Carlos I Base
Juan Carlos I Antarctic Base, named after the king of Spain, Juan Carlos I, is a seasonal scientific station operated by Spain, opened in January 1988...
who established the first route via the saddle to Mount Friesland
Mount Friesland
Mount Friesland is the summit of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island, in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak is rising to 1700 m sharp, and is heavily glaciated and crevassed. Situated 12.5 km northeast of Barnard Point, 9.7 km east-southeast of St...
on 30 December 1991.
Location
St. Kliment Ohridski Base
St. Kliment Ohridski Base is a Bulgarian Antarctic base on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.The base, originally known as Sofia University Refuge, was named in 1993 "for St...
and 3.4 km south of Kuzman Knoll
Kuzman Knoll
Kuzman Knoll is a solitary ice-covered knoll rising to 620 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The knoll forms a conspicuous landmark in Wörner Gap area, overlooking Huron Glacier and upper Perunika Glacier...
. Part of the saddle is occupied by an amazingly-shaped ice-covered feature called the Sphinx.
The saddle was occupied by a bivouac of the Bulgarian Tangra 2004/05 Survey
Tangra 2004/05
The Tangra 2004/05 Expedition was commissioned by the Antarctic Place-names Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, managed by the Manfred Wörner Foundation, and supported by the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy...
team (Lyubomir Ivanov and Doychin Vasilev
Doychin Vasilev
Doychin Vasilev is a Bulgarian alpinist and cinematographer who has climbed five Himalayan 8,000 m peaks: Dhaulagiri , Mount Everest , Makalu , and Shishapangma and Cho Oyu . President of Alpine Club Vihren, Sofia...
) during 14 December–16 December 2004 and was mapped in 2005.
Maps
- L.L. Ivanov et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.
- L.L. Ivanov. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2009. ISBN 978-954-92032-6-4
