Talaskara Ridge

Location of Alexander Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region
The north extremity of Alexander Island with Skaidava Bay in the centre and Rouen Mountains on the right; Talaskara is the nearest offshoot on the right

Talaskara Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Таласкара, ‘Rid Talaskara’ \'rid ta-la-'ska-ra\) is the ice-covered ridge extending 7.5 km in southeast–northwest direction and 1.8 km wide, rising to 1122 m (central height) and 1201 m (south height)[1] on the northwest side of Rouen Mountains in northern Alexander Island, Antarctica. It surmounts Bongrain Ice Piedmont to the west and southwest. The vicinity was visited on 6 January 1988 by the geological survey party of Christo Pimpirev and Borislav Kamenov (First Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition), and Philip Nell and Peter Marquis (British Antarctic Survey).

The feature is named after the ancient Thracian fortress of Talaskara in Southeastern Bulgaria.

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