Semela Ridge

Semela Ridge (, ‘Rid Semela’ \'rid se-'me-la\ is the ice-covered ridge extending 8.5 km in east-west direction and 3.2 km wide, rising to 2026 m in the west foothills of Bruce Plateau on Loubet Coast in Graham Land, Antarctica. It has steep and partly ice-free south, west and north slopes, and surmounts Erskine Glacier to the south and west, and Byway Glacier to the north.
The ridge is named after the Thracian goddess Semela.

Location

Semela Ridge is located at, which is 18.7 km north of Bacharach Nunatak, 11.2 km east-northeast of Mount Bain, 5.8 km south of Aleksandrov Peak, 14.58 km south by west of Purmerul Peak and 10.8 km west of Slessor Peak. British mapping in 1976.

Maps

Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 66 64. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1976.
Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Since 1993, regularly upgraded and updated.