Pliska Ridge
Pliska Ridge is a three-peaked ridge rising to 667 m in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Its central and highest summit, Pliska Peak, is located 2.48 km east-northeast of Willan Nunatak, 1.81 km southeast of Burdick Peak, 3.53 km south-southwest of Mount Bowles, 3.68 km west-southwest of Kuzman Knoll, and 3.61 km northwest of Mount Friesland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 666 metres
- Description: Three-peaked ridge in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica
- Also known as: “Plíska Ridge”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burdick South Peak and Friesland, Mount.
Burdick South Peak
Peak
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burdick South Peak rises 544 m and is formed by an offshoot extending 1 km west-southwestwards from the southeastern extremity of Burdick Ridge in eastern Livingston Island.
Friesland, Mount
Peak
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Friesland is a mountain rising to 1,700.2 metres in the homonymous Friesland Ridge, one of the two summits of Tangra Mountains and Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica along with neighbouring St. Boris Peak. Friesland, Mount is situated 3½ km southeast of Pliska Ridge.
Perunika Glacier
Glacier
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perunika Glacier is an 8 km long and 3 km wide roughly crescent-shaped glacier in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica situated east of Pimpirev Glacier, south of Saedinenie Snowfield, southwest of Kaliakra Glacier, west of Huron Glacier, and north of Balkan Snowfield and the head of Huntress Glacier. Perunika Glacier is situated 3½ km northwest of Pliska Ridge.
Pliska Ridge
- Categories: ridge and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pliska Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pliska Ridge”
- Chinese: “普利斯卡嶺”
- German: “Plíska Ridge”
- Italian: “Pliska Ridge”
- Japanese: “プリスカ稜線”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pliska Ridge”
- Swedish: “Pliska Ridge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Orpheus Pass and Nesebur Gap.
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