Kotel_Gap

Kotel Gap

Kotel Gap (Kotelska Sedlovina \'ko-tel-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is a saddle of elevation 660 m extending 1 km between Serdica Peak and Silistra Knoll in Levski Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The saddle is part of the divide between the glacial catchments of Macy Glacier to the north and Boyana Glacier to the south. It was named after the Bulgarian town of Kotel.

Location of Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands.
Kotel Gap from Bransfield Strait.
Topographic map of Livingston Island, Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands.

Location

The midpoint is located at 62°41′23″S 60°04′53″W.

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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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