Shipka Saddle (Shipchenska Sedlovina \'ship-chen-ska se-dlo-vi-'na\) is a deep ice-covered saddle in Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica between Friesland Ridge to the W and Levski Ridge to the E. Tangra Mountains (in Bulgarian Тангра Планина, Tangra Planina) ( form the principal mountain range of Livingston Island in the Livingston Island ( is an Antarctic island in the South Shetland Islands, Western Antarctica lying between Greenwich and Snow Islands Friesland Ridge (Hrebet Frisland \'hre-bet 'fris-land\ is a ridge on Livingston Island in the South Shetlands, part of the Tangra Mountains. Levski Ridge (Bulagrian Хребет Левски \'hre-bet 'lev-ski\ is the central ridge of the Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island. The feature is 250 m long, with an elevation over 1,000 m. It forms part of the divide between the glacial catchments of Huron Glacier to the N and Macy Glacier to the S. Huron Glacier ( is a glacial flow on Livingston Island. This isle forms part of the South Shetland Islands in Antarctica.
Shipka is the name of a pass in the Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains) in central Bulgaria. Shipka (Шипка " Rosa canina ") is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak municipality Stara Zagora Province The Balkan Mountain range ( Bulgarian and Стара планина Stara planina, "Old Mountain" The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
Location
The saddle midpoint is located at which is 2,950 m E by N of Mount Friesland and 3,450 m SSE of Kuzman Knoll (UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys mapping in 1968; rough Argentine mapping in 1980. Kuzman Knoll (Kuzmanova Mogila \'kuz-ma-no-va mo-'gi-la\ is a solitary ice-covered knoll rising to 620 m in eastern Livingston Island. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995-96 Bulgarian topographic survey. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar)
References
This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.
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