Doriones Saddle

Doriones Saddle (Bulgarian: седловина Дорионес, ‘Sedlovina Doriones’ \se-dlo-vi-'na do-ri-'o-nes\) is the ice-covered saddle of elevation 962 m (3,156 ft)[1] on Brabant Island in the Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica, connecting Avroleva Heights on the east to Taran Plateau in Stribog Mountains on the west.

The saddle is named after the ancient Roman station of Doriones in Western Bulgaria.

Doriones Saddle is located at 64°13′15″S 62°12′05″W / 64.22083°S 62.20139°W / -64.22083; -62.20139, which is 730 m (2,400 ft) west-southwest of Opizo Peak, 10.8 km (6.7 mi) northeast of Mount Parry and 6.85 km (4.26 mi) southeast of Blesna Peak.

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

This Brabant Island location article is a stub.

Location of Brabant Island in the Antarctic Peninsula region.
Brabant Island seen from northeast, with Anvers Island (on the right) and Antarctic Peninsula in the background; Stribog Mountains occupy most of the central and the right, near part of the island.