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Soyka Saddle

Coordinates: 61°14′24″S 54°06′45″W / 61.24000°S 54.11250°W / -61.24000; -54.11250
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Location of Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands.

Soyka Saddle (Bulgarian: седловина Сойка, ‘Sedlovina Soyka’ \se-dlo-vi-'na 'soy-ka\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 1250 m connecting Ravelin Ridge and Urda Ridge on Clarence Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. It is situated between Mount Llana on the southwest and Jerez Peak on the north-northeast, and surmounts Highton Glacier to the east.

The saddle is named after the settlements of Soyka in Southern Bulgaria.

Location

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Soyka Saddle is located at 61°14′24″S 54°06′45″W / 61.24000°S 54.11250°W / -61.24000; -54.11250, which is 4.6 km east-northeast of Vaglen Point, 6.07 km south-southeast of Humble Point and 4.45 km west-northwest of Lebed Point. British mapping in 1972 and 2009.

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This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.