Veleka Ridge
Veleka Ridge is a predominantly ice-free ridge extending 3 km between Charity Glacier in the north and Botev Point in the south, and 1.3 km wide, in the southwest extremity of Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Botev Peak and Canetti Peak.
Botev Peak
Peak
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Botev Peak is a peak rising to about 370 m in the southern extremity of the Veleka Ridge of Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica overlooking Tarnovo Ice Piedmont to the east-northeast, Botev Point to the south, Barnard Point to the west and Arkutino Beach to the northwest.
Canetti Peak
Peak
Photo: Apcbg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canetti Peak is a 400 m peak in the Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The peak has precipitous and ice-free western slopes and overlooks Zagore Beach and False Bay to the west and north, and Charity Glacier to the south.
MacKay Peak
Peak
Photo: SnowSwan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
MacKay Peak is an ice-covered pyramidal peak rising to 770 m in Friesland Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica.
Veleka Ridge
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 111 metres
- Description: Ridge on Livingston Island, Antarctica
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Antarctica
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Veleka Ridge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Veleka Ridge”
- Chinese: “韋萊卡嶺”
- Dutch: “Veleka Ridge”
- German: “Veleka Ridge”
- Hebrew: “מצוק ולקה”
- Hebrew: “רכס ולקה”
- Ladin: “Veleka Ridge”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Veleka Ridge”
- Swedish: “Veleka Ridge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ficheto Point and Doctor Guillermo Mann.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dobrich Knoll and Arda Peak.
Antarctica: Must-Visit Destinations
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