Popovo Saddle
Encyclopedia
Popovo Saddle is the saddle of elevation 1550 m in Imeon Range
on Smith Island
in the South Shetland Islands
, Antarctica bounded by Drinov Peak
to the north and Sevlievski Peak
to the south. Overlooking Ovech Glacier
to the east and Chuprene Glacier
to the southwest.
The saddle is named after the town of Popovo in northeastern Bulgaria
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Imeon Range
Imeon Range is a mountain range occupying the interior of Smith Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Extending 30 km in southwest-northeast direction between Cape James and Cape Smith, and 6.8 km wide...
on Smith Island
Smith Island (South Shetland Islands)
Smith Island is long and wide, lying west of Deception Island in the South Shetland Islands of the British Antarctic Territory. Surface area ....
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...
, Antarctica bounded by Drinov Peak
Drinov Peak
Drinov Peak is a peak rising to 1630 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 3.6 km north-northeast of Antim Peak, 1.9 km north of Slatina Peak, 2.91 km east-southeast of Jireček Point and 1.85 km southwest of Mount Pisgah...
to the north and Sevlievski Peak
Sevlievski Peak
Sevlievski Peak is the ice-covered peak rising to 1740 m in Imeon Range on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands. Situated 1 km south of Drinov Peak and 890 m north by east of Slatina Peak. Linked to Drinov Peak by Popovo Saddle. Overlooking Ovech Glacier to the east and Chuprene Glacier to...
to the south. Overlooking Ovech Glacier
Ovech Glacier
Ovech Glacier is a 3.5 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the southeast slopes of Imeon Range southeast of Drinov Peak and east of Popovo Saddle and Sevlievski Peak. Flowing east-southeastward into Boyd Strait. Bulgarian early mapping in 2009. Named after the...
to the east and Chuprene Glacier
Chuprene Glacier
Chuprene Glacier is a 4 km long glacier on Smith Island, South Shetland Islands draining the northwest slopes of Imeon Range. Flowing southwest of Drinov Peak and Popovo Saddle, and west of Slatina Peak and Varshets Saddle southwestward along the northwest slopes of Antim Peak and Evlogi...
to the southwest.
The saddle is named after the town of Popovo in northeastern Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
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Location
Popovo Saddle is located at 62°57′34"S 62°29′24"W. Bulgarian mapping in 2009.Map
- 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
