Viamata Saddle ( Bulgarian: седловина Виамата, ‘Sedlovina Viamata’ \se-dlo-vi-'na vi-a-'ma-ta\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 658 m [1] on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, connecting Stavertsi Ridge on the east-northeast to Stribog Mountains on the west-southwest. It is part of the glacial divide between Paré Glacier to the northwest and a part of the ice cap draining east-southeastwards into Hill Bay.
The saddle is named after the ancient Roman station of Viamata in Southern Bulgaria.
Location
Viamata Saddle is located at 64°09′42″S 62°14′15″W / 64.16167°S 62.23750°W, which is 6.53 km south-southeast of Virchow Hill, 3.35 km southwest of Mount Cabeza, 7.67 km west-northwest of Petroff Point and 1 km north-northeast of Regianum Peak. British mapping in 1980 and 2008.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
- British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 62. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1980.
- Brabant Island to Argentine Islands. Scale 1:250000 topographic map. British Antarctic Survey, 2008.
Notes
- ^ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
- Viamata Saddle. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
External links
- Viamata Saddle. Copernix satellite image
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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