Levski Ridge ( Bulgarian : Хребет Левски \'hre-bet 'lev-ski\) is the central ridge of the Tangra Mountains , Livingston Island . Its summit, Great Needle Peak rises to 1,680m and is the second highest summit of the island after Mount Friesland .
6-565: The ridge extends nearly 8 km between Shipka Saddle to the west and Devin Saddle to the east, and the same distance between Cherepish Ridge to the north and Christoff Cliff to the south. It is bounded by Huron Glacier to the north, Iskar Glacier to the northeast, Macy Glacier and Boyana Glacier to the southwest, and Srebarna Glacier and Magura Glacier to the southeast. The ridge takes its name from Levski Peak . Remark: The name form ‘Great Needle’ has become established in usage for
12-399: Is 2.99 km east of Mount Friesland , 3.52 km south-southeast of Kuzman Knoll , 3.91 km west of Great Needle Peak and 3.95 km north of Peshev Peak (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapping in 1968; rough Argentine mapping in 1980, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey and
18-493: Is situated 6.84 km east of Mount Friesland, 6.8 km southeast of Kuzman Knoll , 6.75 km west-southwest of Delchev Peak , and 3.3 km northwest of M'Kean Point (British mapping in 1968, Argentine mapping in 1980, and Bulgarian mapping in 2005 and 2009 from the topographic survey Tangra 2004/05 ). This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which
24-519: Is used with permission. This Livingston Island location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Antarctica mountain, mountain range, or peak related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Shipka Saddle Shipka Saddle (Shipchenska Sedlovina \'ship-chen-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is a deep ice-covered saddle in Tangra Mountains , Livingston Island , Antarctica between Friesland Ridge to
30-447: The ridge's summit, with ‘great’ considered more appropriate than the adjective ‘false’ in its Spanish name form ‘Pico Falsa Aguja’ as this major peak is hardly associated with the ‘true’ Needle Peak (Pico Aguja), a sharp black peak of elevation just 370 m situated near Samuel Point 8 km away. The midpoint is located at 62°39′45″S 60°03′00″W / 62.66250°S 60.05000°W / -62.66250; -60.05000 which
36-535: The west and Levski Ridge to the east. The feature is 250 m long, with an elevation ca. 1,200 m. It forms part of the divide between the glacial catchments of Huron Glacier to the north and Macy Glacier to the south. Shipka is the name of a pass in the Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains) in central Bulgaria . The saddle midpoint is located at 62°39′50.3″S 60°07′46″W / 62.663972°S 60.12944°W / -62.663972; -60.12944 , which
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