Dobrich Knoll
Encyclopedia
Dobrich Knoll rises to over 400 m in the middle of Veleka Ridge
, Tangra Mountains
, eastern Livingston Island. Overlooking Tarnovo Ice Piedmont
to the east and Arkutino Beach
to the west. The knoll is named after the Bulgarian city of Dobrich
.
and 740 m north of Botev Peak
. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.
Veleka Ridge
Veleka Ridge is a predominantly ice-free ridge extending 3 km between Charity Glacier in the north and Botev Point in the south, and 1.3 km wide, in the southwest extremity of Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The ice-free...
, Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains
Tangra Mountains form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica...
, eastern Livingston Island. Overlooking Tarnovo Ice Piedmont
Tarnovo Ice Piedmont
Tarnovo Ice Piedmont on Rozhen Peninsula, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is extending 3.5 km in east-west direction and 2.5 km in north-south direction...
to the east and Arkutino Beach
Arkutino Beach
Arkutino Beach is a beach extending 1.8 km on the east coast of False Bay, Livingston Island, Antarctica. The beach is bounded by Charity Glacier to the north, Barnard Point to the south, and Veleka Ridge to the east. It is snow-free in the summer...
to the west. The knoll is named after the Bulgarian city of Dobrich
Dobrich
Dobrich is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Dobrich Province. With 91,030 inhabitants, as of February 2011, Dobrich is the ninth most populated town in Bulgaria, being the centre of the historical region of Southern Dobruja...
.
Location
The knoll is 740 m south of the summit of Veleka RidgeVeleka Ridge
Veleka Ridge is a predominantly ice-free ridge extending 3 km between Charity Glacier in the north and Botev Point in the south, and 1.3 km wide, in the southwest extremity of Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The ice-free...
and 740 m north of Botev Peak
Botev Peak, Livingston Island
Botev Peak is a peak rising to about 370 m in the southern extremity of the Veleka Ridge of Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica overlooking Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the east-northeast, Botev Point to the south, Barnard Point to the west and Arkutino...
. Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009.
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.
