title: Odesos Buttress
text: # Odesos Buttress
  
  Odesos Buttress (Bulgarian: рид Одесос, ‘Rid Odesos’ \'rid o-'de-sos\) is the ice-covered buttress descending from elevation 1800 to 1000 m in the southwest foothills of Detroit Plateau on Nordenskjöld Coast in Graham Land. It is situated between south-southwest-flowing tributaries to Drygalski Glacier, and has precipitous, partly ice-free west and southeast slopes. The feature is named after the ancient town of Odesos in Northeastern Bulgaria.
  
  ## Location
  
  Odesos Buttress is located at 64°32′40″S 60°54′40″W﻿ / ﻿64.54444°S 60.91111°W﻿ / -64.54444; -60.91111, which is 4 km northwest of Konstantin Buttress, 4 km east-northeast of Molerov Spur, and 4.15 km south of The Catwalk. 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.
  