Semela Ridge

Location of Loubet Coast on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Semela Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Семела, ‘Rid Semela’ \'rid se-'me-la\ is the ice-covered ridge extending 8.5 km in east-west direction and 3.2 km wide, rising to 2026 m[1] in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free south, west and north slopes, and surmounts Erskine Glacier to the south and west, and Byway Glacier to the north.

The ridge is named after the Thracian goddess Semela.

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