Location of Foyn Coast on Antarctic Peninsula.

Chemish Ridge (Bulgarian: хребет Чемиш, ‘Hrebet Chemish’ \'hre-bet 'che-mish\) is the rocky ridge extending 8.55 km in west-northwest to east-southeast direction, 2 km wide and rising to 880 m[1] on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula. The ridge surmounts Attlee Glacier to the north and Bevin Glacier to the south, with its east extremity forming Fitzmaurice Point.

The feature is named after the settlement of Chemish in Northwestern Bulgaria.

Location

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Chemish Ridge is located at 66°15′17″S 63°46′12″W / 66.25472°S 63.77000°W / -66.25472; -63.77000, which is 6.55 km southeast of Meda Nunatak, 13.15 km southwest of Bastion Peak and 9.52 km northeast of Gluhar Hill. British mapping in 1974.

Maps

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Notes

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  1. ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019

References

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