Hitov Spur (, ‘Hitov Rid’ \'hi-tov 'rid\) is the narrow, rocky ridge descending from elevation 1700 to 500 m,Reference Elevation Model of Antarctica. Polar Geospatial Center. University of Minnesota, 2019 and projecting from Forbidden Plateau 6.3 km east-southeastwards into Hektoria Glacier on Oscar II Coast in Graham Land. The feature is named after Panayot Hitov (1830-1918), a leader of the Bulgarian liberation movement, in connection with the settlement of Panayot Hitovo in Northeastern Bulgaria.
Location Hitov Spur is located at , which is 16.5 km northwest of Mount Quandary, 6.3 km north of Marchaevo Peak in Zagreus Ridge, 6.35 km east-northeast of Mount Walker, and 12.7 km southeast of Pishtachev Peak on Danco Coast. British mapping in 1978.
Maps British Antarctic Territory. Scale 1:200000 topographic map. DOS 610 Series, Sheet W 64 60. Directorate of Overseas Surveys, Tolworth, UK, 1978. 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 Hitov Spur. SCAR Composite Antarctic Gazetteer. Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)
External links Hitov Spur. Adjusted Copernix satellite image