Vologes Ridge (, ‘Hrebet Vologes’ \'hre-bet 'vo-lo-ges\) is the ice-covered flat-topped ridge extending 5.85 km in east-west direction, 1.55 km wide and rising to 1234 mReference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 at its west extremity, situated in central Sleipnir Glacier on Foyn Coast, Antarctic Peninsula.
The feature is named after the Thracian priest and military leader Vologes (1st century BC).
Location Vologes Ridge is centred at , which is 18.15 km west-southwest of Balder Point, 20.55 km northwest of Spur Point and 36.9 km east by north of Slessor Peak. British mapping in 1976.
Maps British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976. Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.
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References Vologes Ridge. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Vologes Ridge. Copernix satellite image