Location of Danco Coast.
Mechit Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Мечит, ‘Rid Mechit’ \'rid me-'chit\) is the ice-covered buttress rising to 1891 m[1] between Moser Glacier, Woodbury Glacier and Montgolfier Glacier on Danco Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It is linked by a saddle to Forbidden Plateau to the southeast.
The feature is named after Mechit Peak in Rila Mountain, Bulgaria.
Location
Mechit Buttress is located at 64°48′34″S 62°15′52″W / 64.80944°S 62.26444°W, which is 4.65 km southeast of The Downfall, and 2.9 km south of Bacho Kiro Peak. British mapping in 1980.
Maps
- Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
Notes
- ↑ Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019
References
- Mechit Buttress. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer.
- Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links
- Mechit Buttress. Copernix satellite image
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