Viskyar Ridge

Viskyar Ridge
Viskyar Ridge from near Camp Academia
Highest point
Elevation600 m (2,000 ft)
Coordinates62°32′29″S 59°39′29″W / 62.54139°S 59.65806°W / -62.54139; -59.65806
Geography
LocationAntarctica
Parent rangeBreznik Heights

Viskyar Ridge (’rid vis-’kyar) is a rocky ridge rising to 600 m and extending 2.5 km in north-south direction in Breznik Heights, Greenwich Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The ice-free surface area of the ridge is 135 hectares (330 acres). Surmounting Zheravna Glacier to the west and Targovishte Glacier to the east, with its south extremity forming Sartorius Point.

The feature is named after Viskyar Mountain in western Bulgaria.

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