Zaldapa Ridge
# Zaldapa Ridge

Zaldapa Ridge (Bulgarian: рид Залдапа, ‘Rid Zaldapa’ \'rid zal-'da-pa\) is the predominantly ice-free ridge extending 6 km in east-west direction and 1.7 km wide on Yatrus Promontory in Graham Land, Antarctica, with its twin rocky summits rising to 385 (the west one) and 365 m respectively. The feature ends at Jade Point on the east.

The ridge is named “after the ancient Thracian and Roman town of Zaldapa in Northeastern Bulgaria”.

## Location

The summit of Zaldapa Ridge is located at 63°36′30″S 57°41′34″W﻿ / ﻿63.60833°S 57.69278°W﻿ / -63.60833; -57.69278, which is 4.55 km east-northeast of McCalman Peak, 7.06 km south of Abel Nunatak and 4.75 km west by south of Jade Point. German-British mapping in 1996.

## Maps

* Trinity Peninsula. Scale 1:250000 topographic map No. 5697. Institut für Angewandte Geodäsie and British Antarctic Survey, 1996.
* Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.
