Aleksandrov Ridge

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
Satellite image of Alexander Island

Aleksandrov Ridge (Bulgarian: Александров рид, romanizedAleksandrov rid, IPA: [ɐɫɛˈksandrof ˈrid]) is the rocky, partly ice-covered ridge extending 4.7 km in north-northeast to south-southwest direction and 1.7 km wide, rising to 768 m[1] on the west side of Lassus Mountains, northern Alexander Island in Antarctica. It surmounts Narechen Glacier to the south-southeast and Lazarev Bay to the west. The feature is named after the Bulgarian geodesist Borislav Aleksandrov, surveyor at St. Kliment Ohridski base during the 1998/99 and subsequent seasons.

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