Sherba Ridge

Sherba Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Шерба, ‘Rid Sherba’ \'rid 'sher-ba\ is the ice-covered ridge extending 13 km in southeast-northwest direction, 6 km wide and rising to 2100 m in the west foothills of Avery Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free southwest, north and east slopes, and surmounts Widdowson Glacier to the southwest, Darbel Bay to the northwest, and Drummond Glacier to the northeast and east.

Location of Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

The ridge is named after the locality of Sherba in eastern Balkan Mountains.

Location

Sherba Ridge is centred at 66°45′23″S 65°34′50″W, which is 13.4 km east-southeast of Rubner Peak, 11.2 km south of Voit Peak and 6.68 km west of Zilva Peaks. British mapping in 1976.

Maps
  • British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
  • Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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References


This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.


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